Theodore K. Bushnell Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Division Entered the Service from: Colorado Died: October 9, 1918 Buried at: Plot A Row 40 Grave 7 Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Romagne, France Awards: Distinguished Service Cross http://www.abmc.gov/search/detailw.php BUSHNELL, THEODORE K. Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army 2d Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, A.E.F. Date of Action: October 5, 1918 Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Theodore K. Bushnell, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fleville, France, October 5, 1918. Lieutenant Bushnell showed exceptional bravery by remaining with his platoon after being wounded. He refused evacuation until he received a second wound, the nature of which demanded his immediate return to the rear. General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919 Home Town: Denver, CO Bushnell Class of '07 Cited Mr. George A. Bushnell, of Denver, Colorado, has been notified that his son, Second Lieutenant Theodore K. Bushnell '07, who died in France on October 9 has been cited for The Distinguished Service Cross The citation '' Second Lieutenant Theodore K. Bushnell, Second Battalion. For extraordinary heroism in action near Fleville, France, October 5, 1918. Lieutenant Bushnell showed exceptional bravery by remaining with his platoon after being wounded. He refused evacuation until he received a second wound, the nature of which demanded his immediate return to the rear.'' A number of extensive wounds on the left side of his body, in the region of the left shoulder, were caused by shrapnel, and when removed to the hospital he was in a state of shock. He died October 9th, in Evacuation Hospital No. 114, at Fleury-sur-Aire, and was buried in the American section of the cemetery there. http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/3536/17/021_24.pdf http://books.google.com/books?id=5d...&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result http://www.coloradohistory.org/chs_library/research_coll_files/biographyvf.htm Soldiers of the Great War, Volume I, 1920, pages 147-155
