Irving Louis Liner

Military Honor(s):

Distinguished Service Cross

Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Irving L. Liner, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Binarville, France, October 2 - 7, 1918. Private Liner was a battalion runner, when his battalion was surrounded by the enemy in the Forest of Argonne and cut off from communication with friendly troops. He carried messages with great cheerfulness under conditions of stress and under heavy machine-gun and shell fire, at a time when he was exhausted by exposure and hunger, being without food for five days.

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Life & Service

  • Birth: 1 May 1896, New York, NY, United States
  • Place of Residence:
  • Race/Ethnicity: Jewish American
  • Death: 26 November 1944 Brooklyn, NY, United States
  • Branch: Army
  • Military Rank: Private
  • Company: [D]
  • Infantry Regiment: 308th
  • Division: 77th