William E. Sellers was born 12 November 1892, a son of Charles Riley Sellers and Sara Ella Brock. He married Edith Mildred Burns about 1926. He served in World War I and was awarded the Distinguish Service Cross.
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CHESTERFIELD MAN HONORED
Washington, July 23.—Sergt. William E. Sellers of Chesterfield, S.C., has been awarded the Distinguish Service Cross, the war department advised today in a cablegram from General Pershing.
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 Sergeant William Edmond Sellers (ASN: 1311712), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Brancourt, France, 8 October 1918. While his platoon was advancing Sergeant Sellers, on his own initiative, rushed ahead of the line and, flanking an enemy machine-gun post, shot one of the crew and bayoneted the other. His action saved his platoon from heavy causalities.
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"The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the United States Army's second highest military decoration for soldiers who display extraordinary heroism in combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations, but which do not meet the criteria for the Medal of Honor. The Army Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Naval Services' Navy Cross, the Air and Space Forces' Air Force Cross, and the Coast Guard Cross. Prior to the creation of the Air Force Cross in 1960, airmen were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross."
Williams E. Sellers is my 2nd Cousin once removed.
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1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)
2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32673225/william-edmond-sellers
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