Congressional Medal of Honor THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL ISSUED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT, Since April 6, 1917 Up to and including General Orders, No. 126, War Department, November 11,1919 COMPILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMY, 1919 Pickens County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails Transcribed by Dena Whitesell *Indicates posthumous award Clarence R. Porter, private, Company D, 119th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 20, 1918. While his company was making an attack on the Hindenburg line, he continued a covering fire with his Lewis gun. In spite of two wounds from which he was suffering, he remained with his gun until his comrades had succeeded in crossing the line.  Residence at of enlistment:  Pickens,  S.C. Back to Pickens County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails Copyright © Genealogy Trails All Rights Reserved with Full Rights Reserved for Original Contributor This is a FREE website. If you were directed here through a link for which you paid $ for, you can access much more FREE data via our South Carolina index page at http://www.genealogytrails.com/scar/index.html Also make sure to visit our main Genealogy Trails History Group website at http://genealogytrails.com for much more nationwide historical/genealogical data and access to other state/county data