Benjamin Brandon Bain

Captain, U. S. Army

Silver Star. General Orders No. 42, Headquarters 4th Division, on board the U. S. S. Mount Vernon, July 30, 1919: The Division Commander cites with pride the conduct in battle of the following named officers and soldiers........Benjamin B. Bain, first lieutenant, 58th Infantry. Near Nantillois, France, October 5, 1918. He delivered rations and ammunition to front line troops, who were in desperate need of same, in the Bois de Fays, without regard to personal safety, fearlessly exposing himself to machine-gun and artillery fire.......By command of Major General Hersey: W. H. Clendenin, Acting Chief of Staff. Official: J. Shapter Caldwell, Major, A. G. D., Adjutant.

Record: Born September 28, 1890, Martinsville; son of John and Mary (Brandon) Bain. Teacher, Martinsville. Entered service August 15, 1917, Fort Benjamin Harrison. Assigned to 58th Infantry. Second Lieutenant, Infantry Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, August 15, 1917; second lieutenant, Infantry, November 9, 1917; first lieutenant (temporary), June 17, 1918; first lieutenant, Infantry. U. S. Army, September 13, 1918; first lieutenant, Regular Army, September 6, 1919; captain, July 1, 1920. Overseas may 10, 1918 - August 1, 1919. Battles: Aisne-Marne, Toulon, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne. still in service.