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Heiden, Laurence E.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Laurence E. Heiden, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 168th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F., northeast of Suippes, France, July 15, 1918. After he had been severely wounded in his left hand by a bursting enemy shell, Private Heiden found a comrade who was wounded so severely that he could not travel unaided. Shells were bursting around the spot where this man lay and any halt there subjected the man to grave danger, but Private Heiden went to the aid of the wounded man, carried him through the shell fire, despite the suffering to himself, and delivered his comrade to the litter bearers. Private Heiden had then suffered such loss of blood that it was necessary for him to be carried by litter the remainder of the way to the dressing station, but he insisted that his comrade be brought in first and given attention. The spirit of self-sacrifice displayed by Private Heiden on this occasion reflects great credit upon himself and the Army in which he served.

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  General Orders No. No. 22, War Department, 1929
  

Home Town: Merrill, Iowa

Heiken, Eilert G.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Eilert G. Heiken, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 356th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, A.E.F., in the Argonne and St. Mihiel (France) drives, September 23 and November 9 - 10, 1918. On the night of September 23, though wounded in the shoulder at the beginning of the attack on Dommartin Wood, Lieutenant Heiken continued until his mission was successfully accomplished. On the night of November 9, with eight men, he was the first to cross the Meuse and patrol enemy lines. On the night of November 10, with 20 men, he covered the crossing of his battalion until severely wounded.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Ottawa, Kansas

Heikkinen, John

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Heikkinen, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 125th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, A.E.F., near Courmont and St. Martin, France, July 31 to August 3, 1918. Throughout the battle to force passage of the Ourcq River and capture the heights beyond, Private Heikkinen, a stretcher bearer, worked day and night, evacuating wounded under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire. On August 3 under violent shell fire opposite Mont St. Martin he made repeated trips between the firing line and the dressing station until wounded.

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  General Orders No. 21, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Atlantic Mine, Michigan

Heim, Carl A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Carl A. Heim, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, A.E.F., east of Ronssoy, France, September 28 - 29, 1918. During the operations against the Hindenburg line, Sergeant Heim displayed great gallantry and leadership in reorganizing and assuming command of his company and leading it into effective combat after all the officers had been killed or wounded.

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  General Orders No. 20, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Elmira, New York

Heimerdinger, Charles

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles Heimerdinger, Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F., near Landres-et-St. Georges, France, November 3, 1918. When machine-gun nests were rendering his position untenable Lieutenant Heimerdinger led a patrol of 12 men into the enemy's lines, reducing the numbers of nests and returning with 20 prisoners. During his return his patrol was fired upon and two of his men wounded. He then took two of his men and kept a fire on the enemy until both his wounded and prisoners could be brought in.

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  General Orders No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois

Heintz, Victor

(First Award)

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Victor Heintz, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 147th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, A.E.F., near Cierges, France, September 29, 1918. Hearing a call for help from a severely wounded soldier, Captain Heintz immediately left his place of shelter and crawled through heavy artillery and machine-gun fire to the side of the man and carried him to a place of safety.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio

Heintz, Victor

(Second Award)

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross (First Oak Leaf Cluster) is presented to Victor Heintz, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 147th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, A.E.F., near Cierges, France, September 28, 1918. While serving as operations officer of his regiment, with complete disregard for his own safety and under terrific enemy machine-gun, rifle, sniper, and artillery fire, Captain Heintz ran and crawled several hundred yards to the post of command of the commander of the assault battalion of his regiment after several runners had been killed or wounded in attempting the same object and delivered orders from the regimental commander which served to prevent a successful enemy attack and enabled the battalions in support and reserve to reorganize their forces for defense of the regiment's position. The daring and soldierly devotion to duty displayed by Captain Heintz greatly inspired the officers and men with whom he served.

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  General Orders No. No. 15, War Department, 1923
  

Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio

Heiny, John D.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John D. Heiny, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 139th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division, A.E.F., near Charpentry, France, September 27, 1918. In order to secure important information as to the position of hostile batteries, Captain Heiny passed through the enemy's artillery fire and was twice severely wounded. In spite of his wounds he remained on duty throughout the entire engagement and gave great assistance in the reorganization of advance positions.

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  General Orders No. 126, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Kirksville, Missouri

Heinz, Nick

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Nick Heinz, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, A.E.F., near Vilcey, France, September 12, 1918. Assisted by another soldier he outflanked a German machine-gun nest, killed the gunner and captured the gun. Although painfully wounded in both arms, he stayed with the gun until he was relieved 12 hours later.

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  General Orders No. No. 128, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Holdingford, Minnesota

Heinzmann, Grover P.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Grover P. Heinzmann, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 114th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, A.E.F., near Verdun, France, October 12, 1918. After having seen several of his men killed or wounded in an attempt to deliver a message through a heavily shelled area, Lieutenant Heinzmann volunteered and carried the dispatch to its objective, then offering to return through the same barrage, on any mission required by his battalion commander.

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  General Orders No. 32, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Passaic, New Jersey

Heitz, Harry D.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry D. Heitz, Second Lieutenant (Armor), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 327th Tank Battalion, Tank Corps, A.E.F., near Apremont, France, October 1, 1918. With rare coolness, courage, energy, and initiative Lieutenant Heitz led two platoons of tanks against an enemy attack upon the town of Apremont. Two of the tanks being disabled, he continued to advance, causing heavy casualties among the enemy forces. He continued for a considerable distance within the enemy lines and attacked them from the rear, thus rendering highly important help to his own forces. He continued his attack upon the enemy until his own tank was completely disabled. Discovering a wounded sergeant lying exposed to violent enemy machine-gun, rifle, and artillery fire he carried the wounded man to shelter.

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  General Orders No. No. 14, War Department, 1923
  

Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri

Helikson, Frank

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank Helikson, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 10th Field Artillery, 3d Division, A.E.F., at St. Eugene, France, July 15, 1918. Being on duty as a messenger between battalion headquarters and the battery positions when the roads were under heavy bombardment of gas and high explosive shells, Private Helikson continued to make trips until his foot was shattered. Even after receiving this wound, he completed the mission upon which he was then engaged before seeking medical treatment.

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  General Orders No. 32, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Franklin, Michigan

Helliwell, Harold H.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold H. Helliwell, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F., near Medeah, Ferme, France, October 8, 1918. While acting as battalion adjutant, when the latter was wounded, Lieutenant Helliwell made continual reconnaissances under heavy shell and machine gun fire. He maintained liaison at all times, and carried important messages to the flanks and rear through the enemy barrage. He assisted in organizing the battalion when attacked upon the flank in successful resistance to a determined counterattack by superior forces.

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  General Orders No. 21, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: St. Paul, Minnesota

*Hellman, Charles F.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles F. Hellman, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 326th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, A.E.F., near St. Juvin, France, October 11, 1918. Engaged as company runner, Private Hellman was given a message for delivery to the forward platoon. Through withering machine-gun and deadly artillery fire, he made his way, but fell wounded after going about 25 yards. He dragged himself forward and delivered his message, after which he started back. On the return journey he was hit the second time and killed.

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  General Orders 78, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Somerville, Massachusetts

Helm, Lynn, Jr.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lynn Helm, Jr., First Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 3d Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 6th Division, A.E.F., near Laneuville, France, November 7, 1918. Acting as battalion telephone officer, Lieutenant Helm repeatedly went out himself under heavy fire rather than assign such hazardous missions to members of his detail, personally directing the repair and maintenance of a line which was severed 15 times in two hours within a length of only one kilometer.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Los Angeles, California

Helmick, Dan S.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Dan S. Helmick, Captain (Corps of Engineers), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 1st Engineers, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Bois-de-Moncy, France, October 9, 1918. Captain Helmick personally organized his company for the attack and directed the consolidation of the captured objective. He established his post of command in the front line, and repeatedly passed up and down the line directing his men under heavy shell fire until severely wounded.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Helmore, Joseph F.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph F. Helmore, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 125th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, A.E.F., northeast of Chateau-Thierry, France, July 31, 1918. Through heavy machine-gun fire and artillery barrage fire, Private Helmore, with another man, dragged a wounded comrade from within one hundred feet of the enemy lines to his own lines, a distance of 150 yards.

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  General Orders 87, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Elsie, Michigan

Helsley, Albert B.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Albert B. Helsley, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Fleville, France, October 9, 1918. During the attack of Hill 272, Lieutenant Helsley courageously led, under a heavy machine-gun fire, a section of his machine-gun platoon to a position from which they could engage a machine-gun nest about 400 yards distant that was causing heavy casualties, and although severely wounded, he nevertheless remained in command and directed the advance which resulted in taking the enemy's strong point and relieving an exposed flank from a heavy fire.

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  General Orders No. No. 4, War Department, 1923
  

Home Town: Bowling Green, Kentucky

*Hemingway, Harold L.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold L. Hemingway, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., in the vicinity of St. Remy, France, September 12, 1918. In advancing with his company under heavy shell and machine-gun fire Lieutenant Hemingway boldly exposed himself, and his personal conduct was a splendid example of fearlessness to all his men. His company having been held up by enemy barbed-wire entanglements, and two enlisted men having been wounded at the enemy's wire, Lieutenant Hemingway exposed himself to machine-gun fire to advance in front of the front line in order to rescue the two wounded members of his company.

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  General Orders No. No. 19, War Department, 1921
  

Home Town: New Haven, Connecticut

Hendershot, Ford J.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ford J. Hendershot, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Fossoy, France, July 15, 1918. After all his men had been wounded by the intense artillery shelling of the enemy, during the offensive of July 15, Corporal Hendershot went to their aid, applying first aid and guiding litter bearers to the dressing station. He went put again and brought a wounded comrade in on his back under constant heavy fire.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Bad Axe, Michigan

Henderson, Charles R.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles R. Henderson, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, A.E.F., near Dickebusch, France, August 22, 1918. When his post was attacked by a greatly superior number of the enemy, he heroically defended it in spite of the loss of six of his squad and succeeded in driving off the enemy.

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  General Orders No. 99, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: White Plains, New York

Henderson, George H.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George H. Henderson, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 140th Ambulance Company, 110th Sanitary Train, 35th Division, A.E.F., near Charpentry, France, September 30, 1918. Sergeant Henderson, while leading litter bearers, came under intense shell fire. Seeing a wounded man lying in an exposed position, Sergeant Henderson, accompanied by another soldier, left shelter to go to the wounded man's assistance. While they were proceeding under terrific fire, his companion was killed and he himself severely wounded by a bursting shell. Despite his wound, Sergeant Henderson continued on his mission, administered first aid to the wounded man and carried him back to the shelter of a shell hole.

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  General Orders 70, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Newark, New Jersey

Henderson, Henry

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry Henderson, Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, A.E.F., near Remonville, France, November 1, 1918. When his company was fired upon by a battery of German 77s not more than 300 yards distant, Lieutenant Henderson led his platoon at a run through two machine-gun nests which were defending that flank of the battery and succeeded in capturing the entire battery with the aid of the bayonet.

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  General Orders No. 26, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Henderson, Phil A.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Phil A. Henderson, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 106th Aero Squadron (Attached), U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., in the Toul sector, France, August 28, 1918. While on an unprotected reconnaissance mission with Lieutenant Edward Orr, pilot, Lieutenant Henderson encountered a patrol of eight enemy pursuit planes near the American balloon lines. When Lieutenant Orr attacked the planes, which had dived at the American balloon, Lieutenant Henderson engaged the other eight enemy machines, which were attacking from the rear. In the violent battle which followed all nine of the enemy were driven off.

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  General Orders No. 20, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Seattle, Washington

Hendler, Ullman C.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ullman C. Hendler, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, A.E.F., near Courrnont, France, July 30, 1918. Severely wounded in the shoulder early in the attack on the Bois-de-Grimpettes, Captain Hendler, (then First Lieutenant) though he was suffering intense pain, refused to be evacuated but continued to lead his company forward until the entire woods had been captured and the new position consolidated.

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  General Orders 98, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hendrick, Pierre H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Pierre H. Hendrick, Captain of Infantry, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 1st U.S. Infantry Brigade (Attached), 1st Division, A.E.F., at Coullemelle Ferme and at Berzy-le-Sec, south of Soissons, France, July 20 - 21, 1918. Captain Hendrick gallantly crossed a zone under heavy fire to verify liaison with adjoining French troops, and during the attack on Berzy-le-Sec showed extraordinary heroism by his fearless exposure under heavy machine and artillery fire.

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  General Orders No. No. 100, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: France

Hendricks, Patrick

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Patrick Hendricks, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, A.E.F., near Badonvilliers, France, June 24, 1918. After being wounded, Private Hendricks continued to work his automatic rifle until it was destroyed. He then secured a rifle and continued to fight and later assisted other wounded before having his own wound dressed.

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  General Orders No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: New York, New York

Hendricks, Terry Nichols

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Terry Nichols Hendricks, First Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery E, 12th Field Artillery, 2d Division, A.E.F., near Mont Blanc, France, October 4, 1918. During the course of a terrific bombardment by the enemy, which forced the firing battery to take shelter, and when two of the gun crew were seriously wounded, Lieutenant Hendricks voluntarily left cover and, without regard for his own safety, carried the wounded men through heavy fire to a place of safety.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Valdosta, Georgia

Henley, Courtney S.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Courtney S. Henley, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 327th Infantry Regiment, 82d Division, A.E.F., north of the Sommerance-St. Juvin Road, France, October 11, 1918. Captain Henley led a part of three enlisted men in an attack on an enemy machine-gun position which was doing considerable damage to our forces. Under intense hostile fire his attack drove the enemy gunners from the machine-gun nest.

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  General Orders No. 105, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Birmingham, Alabama

Hennelly, James H.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James H. Hennelly, Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 10th Field Artillery, 3d Division, A.E.F., near St. Eugene, France, July 14 - 15, 1918. On duty with the infantry as liaison officer, Lieutenant Hennelly was captured by a part of the enemy while taking a message back to the artillery. Shortly afterwards he succeeded in making his escape; and although he had been twice wounded, he made his way through a heavy barrage and delivered his message.