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Major Jens A. Doe

Skandinaven, July 20, 1919

Major Jens A. Doe has been cited for bravery. His name was on the top of the list of General Order No. 20, Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, dated June 26, 1919. The citation is as follows:

"Major Jens Doe, Infantry (Fourteenth Machine Gun Battalion): "For zeal and efficiency in commanding the Fourteenth Machine Gun Battalion during the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives. He rendered extraordinary services and exhibited great devotion to duty, personally directing the operations of his battalion in an efficient manner, often under severe shell fire."

Major Doe has been decorated twice and cited several times. He is a true son of Old Norway.

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