Congressional Medal of Honor THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL ISSUED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT, Since April 6, 1917 Up to and including General Orders, No. 126, War Department, November 11,1919 COMPILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMY, 1919 Orangeburg County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails Transcribed by Dena Whitesell Ezra M. Muse, sergeant. Company B, 7th Machine Gun Battalion. For extraordinary heroism in action at Chateau-Thierry, France. May 31 to June 4, 1918. While commanding a machine gun in a building which had been struck three times, he remained at his post, though told he might leave, because he had a better field of fire from this building than could be obtained elsewhere.  Residence at enlistment: New Brookland, S.C.   William J. Turbeville (Army serial No. 131040), private, first class, Company K, 118th Infuntry, 30th Division. For extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France. September 30, 1918. Pvt. Turbeville, a battalion runner, displayed exceptional courage and disregard for personal danger in making three trips with important messages through heavy enemy machine-gun and shell fire.   Residence at enlistment: New Brookland. S.C. Back to Orangeburg County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails Copyright © Genealogy Trails All Rights Reserved with Full Rights Reserved for Original Contributor This is a FREE website. If you were directed here through a link for which you paid $ for, you can access much more FREE data via our South Carolina index page at http://www.genealogytrails.com/scar/index.html Also make sure to visit our main Genealogy Trails History Group website at http://genealogytrails.com for much more nationwide historical/genealogical data and access to other state/county data