Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Grave marker – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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Correspondence – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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Correspondence – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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Grave marker – Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in France

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Distinguished Service Cross – Awarded posthumously for actions during the World War II The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Robert V. Secord, Canadian Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy in action against enemy forces on 14 August 1944, near Estreos-la-Champaigne, France. As his platoon of the 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (MG) was advancing under a heavy and sustained artillery and mortar barrage, Private Secord carried out his duties as medical orderly coolly and skillfully. Caught in a shellburst while dressing the wounds of a sergeant, he threw himself across his body to shield him from further injury, thereby sacrificing his life. General Orders: Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, General Orders No. 263 (September 25, 1945) Action Date: 14-Aug-44 Service: Canadian Army Rank: Private Battalion: 1st Battalion Regiment: Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (MG)