MORING-TRAVIS
TRAVIS STANSEL MORING
LT (MC)
Travis Stansel Moring
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
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The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant (MC) Travis Stansel Moring, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism as Surgeon attached to the 6th Machine-Gun Battalion (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the operations in the Champagne sector, from October 2 to 11, 1918. Lieutenant Moring worked tirelessly in a first-aid station within a few hundred meters of the front line without cover. Not only was he constantly exposed to heavy shell fire and the bombing of low-flying aeroplanes, but he went without food and sleep until he reached a point of utter exhaustion. He underwent all the dangers to which line officers were subjected, and in addition to this his work was carried on under infinitely more trying conditions. His cheerful acceptance of all situations, his resoluteness and devotion to duty are a tribute to the gallant conduct of this officer.
Action Date: October 2 - 11, 1918
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant
Company: Surgeon
Battalion: 6th Machine-Gun Battalion
Division: 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret