▁No . ▁ 1 9 ▁( 1 9 2 0 ) ▁Action ▁Date : ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Name : ▁George ▁Le Ro y ▁Ir win ▁Service : ▁Army ▁Rank : ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Company : ▁Command ing ▁General ▁Regiment : ▁ 5 7 th ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁Brigade ▁Division : ▁ 3 2 d ▁Division , ▁American ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Forces ▁C itation : ▁The ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁author ized ▁by ▁Act ▁of ▁Congress , ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁takes ▁pleasure ▁in ▁present ing ▁the ▁Army ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁to ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁George ▁Le Ro y ▁Ir win , ▁United ▁States ▁Army , ▁for ▁exception ally ▁mer itor ious ▁and ▁distinguished ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁in ▁a ▁duty ▁of ▁great ▁responsibility ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁General ▁Ir win ▁Command ed ▁with ▁ability ▁the ▁ 5 7 th ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁Brigade , ▁ 3 2 d ▁Division , ▁during ▁the ▁Mar ne - A is ne , ▁O ise - A is ne , ▁and ▁Me use - Arg onne ▁off ens ives . ▁At ▁all ▁times ▁he ▁displayed ▁keen ▁judgment , ▁high ▁military ▁att ain ments , ▁and ▁loyal ▁dev otion ▁to ▁duty . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁Division ▁whose ▁advance ▁he ▁supported ▁was ▁due ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁measure ▁to ▁his ▁em inent ▁technical ▁skill ▁and ▁ability ▁as ▁an ▁art iller ist . ▁ ▁References ▁Official ▁Home page ▁of