Courtney H. Barnard

By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Captain (Armor) Courtney H. Barnard, United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Captain Barnard distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with the 345th Tank Battalion, Tank Corps, American Expeditionary Forces, in action at Cheppy, France, 28 September 1918, while leading his tanks into action, and at Montrebeau, France, 4 October 1918, in rescuing a wounded soldier under enemy fire.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Courtney H. Barnard, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Cheppy, France, September 26, 1918. During the attack on Cheppy, Captain Barnard personally reconnoitered on foot a passage through an extensive mine field while under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, and later led his company through this mine field and destroyed the machine-gun nests which were holding up the advance of our Infantry. Captain Barnard was exposed to terrific machine-gun and artillery fire throughout the entire action, and by his coolness and courage set a splendid example to his men, which produced a noticeable determination on their part, which materially aided in the success of the attack.