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GENERAL ORDERS No. 89.
General Orders
No. 89.    WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, July 15, 1919.
1.
Award of distinguished service medal
—By direction of the President under the
provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W. D., 1919), a
distinguished service medal is awarded the following named officer:
Howard C. Price, Colonel, Infantry, United States Army. For exceptionally meritorious
and distinguished services. He organized, trained, and commanded in active operations the 360th
Infantry, which under his capable leadership laws eminently successful as a combat unit. At all
times he inspired a notable spirit among the members of his command. He displayed military
attainments of a high order in the capture of the Foret du Bois le Pretre during the St. Mihiel
offensive and the assault on the Freya Stellung in the Argonne-Meuse operations, rendering
merited servicesto the American Expeditionary Forces.
By order of the Secretary of War:
PEYTON C. MARCH,
Official:
General Chief of Staff.
P. C. Harris,
The Adjutant General.
GRAND QUARTIER GENERAL DES ARMEES FRANCAISES DE l’EST
ETET-MAJOR
BUREAU DU PERSONNEL
(Decorations)
Ordre No. 18.096 “D.” (Extrait)
Apres approbation du General Commandant en Chef les Forces expeditionnaires
Americaines en France, Le Marechal de France, Commandant en Chef les Armees Francaises de
l’est cite a 1’Ordre de la Division.
Colonel H. C. Price, Commandant le 360 Regiment d’Infanterie Americain:
“Commandant le 360 Regiment d’Infanterie a enleve avec cette unite tous ses objectifs en
“Septembre 1918 Attaque du Bois Le Pretre et en Novembre 1918 (position de Villiers devant
Dun) “malgre une defense opiniatre de l’ennemi. A la Premiere de ces attaques a opere en
collaboration intime “des troupes Francaises qu’il avait a sa droite et avec lesquelles le contact
etabli a ete des plus utiles au “succes de l’operation.”
And
and
Au Grand Quartier General, le 27 Mai 1919
LE MARECHAL DE FRANCE,
Commandant en Chef les Armees Francaises de l’Est.
Pour Extrait le Conforme:
Petain
Le Lieutenant-Colonel
Chef du Bureau du Personnel
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