For his services during the war Read received numerous awards and decorations, which included the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the British Order of the Bath.Heroes All!: A Compendium of the Names and Official Citations of the Soldiers and Citizens of the United States and of Her Allies who Were Decorated by the American Government for Exceptional Heroism and Conspicuous Service Above and Beyond the Call of Duty in the War with Germany, 1917–1919, edited by Harry R. Stringer 1919, page 479"High British Honor to Major Gen. Read; Second American Corps Commander Made Knight of the Order of the Bath", The New York Times, March 25, 1919 The citation for his Army DSM states the following:
