Simon Moses Thompson

Military Honor(s):

Distinguished Service Cross

Citation: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Simon M. Thompson (ASN: 1439030), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F., near Medeah, Ferme, France, 8 October 1918. Under intense machine-gun fire during a counterattack following a heavy artillery barrage, Private Thompson, with another soldier, checked the attack for a considerable distance, killing ten of the enemy, including two officers, and keeping off the hostile party with his pistol while loading his rifle with his other hand.

Croix de Guerre with Silver Star

Silver Star Medal

Purple Heart