Son of Grayham & Mary
World War 1, Company F,118 Infantry Regement, 30th Division, U.S.A. Killed in action
Posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary
heroism in action on September 30 and on October 8, 1918 near Bellicourt, France. He was also awarded the 30th Division Silver Citation Star for gallantry in action.
In addition, he was awarded the British Distinguished Conduct Medal.
The President of the USA authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Yauman Z. Weeks (ASN: 1311088) United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Bellicourt, France, 30 September 1918, and 8 October 1918. Corporal Weeks on the morning of 30 September when two enemy machine-guns were making a part of the line untenable, advanced across open ground upon one of the guns, rushed the position alone, captured the gun and five of the enemy, and shot down the sixth, who endeavored to escape. By this gallant act he prevented the enemy from enfilading our position and thereby saved the lives of many of his comrades. In a later advance, while leading his men in an attack upon an enemy machine-gun nest, he was killed.
World War 1, Company F,118 Infantry Regement, 30th Division, U.S.A. Killed in action
Posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary
heroism in action on September 30 and on October 8, 1918 near Bellicourt, France. He was also awarded the 30th Division Silver Citation Star for gallantry in action.
In addition, he was awarded the British Distinguished Conduct Medal.
The President of the USA authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Yauman Z. Weeks (ASN: 1311088) United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Bellicourt, France, 30 September 1918, and 8 October 1918. Corporal Weeks on the morning of 30 September when two enemy machine-guns were making a part of the line untenable, advanced across open ground upon one of the guns, rushed the position alone, captured the gun and five of the enemy, and shot down the sixth, who endeavored to escape. By this gallant act he prevented the enemy from enfilading our position and thereby saved the lives of many of his comrades. In a later advance, while leading his men in an attack upon an enemy machine-gun nest, he was killed.
Son of Grayham & Mary
World War 1, Company F,118 Infantry Regement, 30th Division, U.S.A. Killed in action
Posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary
heroism in action on September 30 and on October 8, 1918 near Bellicourt, France. He was also awarded the 30th Division Silver Citation Star for gallantry in action.
In addition, he was awarded the British Distinguished Conduct Medal.
The President of the USA authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Yauman Z. Weeks (ASN: 1311088) United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Bellicourt, France, 30 September 1918, and 8 October 1918. Corporal Weeks on the morning of 30 September when two enemy machine-guns were making a part of the line untenable, advanced across open ground upon one of the guns, rushed the position alone, captured the gun and five of the enemy, and shot down the sixth, who endeavored to escape. By this gallant act he prevented the enemy from enfilading our position and thereby saved the lives of many of his comrades. In a later advance, while leading his men in an attack upon an enemy machine-gun nest, he was killed.
World War 1, Company F,118 Infantry Regement, 30th Division, U.S.A. Killed in action
Posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary
heroism in action on September 30 and on October 8, 1918 near Bellicourt, France. He was also awarded the 30th Division Silver Citation Star for gallantry in action.
In addition, he was awarded the British Distinguished Conduct Medal.
The President of the USA authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal Yauman Z. Weeks (ASN: 1311088) United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Bellicourt, France, 30 September 1918, and 8 October 1918. Corporal Weeks on the morning of 30 September when two enemy machine-guns were making a part of the line untenable, advanced across open ground upon one of the guns, rushed the position alone, captured the gun and five of the enemy, and shot down the sixth, who endeavored to escape. By this gallant act he prevented the enemy from enfilading our position and thereby saved the lives of many of his comrades. In a later advance, while leading his men in an attack upon an enemy machine-gun nest, he was killed.
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