Harry Margolin

Military Honor(s):

Distinguished Service Cross

Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry Margolin, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Grand Ballois Farm, France, July 14 - 15, 1918. Under a heavy gas and shell bombardment, Private Margolin repeatedly volunteered and delivered messages over routes other than his own, when the runners assigned to those routes had been killed or wounded.

Medaille Militaire 3R

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Life & Service

  • Birth: 5 January 1895, Brooklyn, NY, United States
  • Place of Residence:
  • Race/Ethnicity: Jewish American
  • Death: 23 September 1972 , United States
  • Branch: Army
  • Military Rank: Private
  • Company: [A]
  • Infantry Regiment: 4th
  • Division: 3rd