Ernest Spencer
Born: at Toppenish, Washington
Home Town: Toppenish, Washington
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Marine Corps
World War I
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ernest Spencer, Private, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 81st Company, 6th Machine-Gun Battalion, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action near Thiaucourt, France, September 12 – 15, 1918. Private Spencer repeatedly volunteered and carried messages through intense machine-gun and artillery fire, obtaining valuable information at critical moments.
Navy Cross
U.S. Marine Corps
World War I
The Navy Cross is presented to Ernest Spencer, Private, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 81st Company, 6th Machine-Gun Battalion, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action near Thiaucourt, France, September 12 – 15, 1918. Private Spencer repeatedly volunteered and carried messages through intense machine-gun and artillery fire, obtaining valuable information at critical moments.
