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  General Orders No. No. 15, War Department, 1921
  

Home Town: Columbus, Georgia

Hill, William H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William H. Hill, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 166th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F., near Haumont, France, September 27, 1918. Corporal Hill, while establishing liaison with a separate unit of his patrol under heavy machine-gun fire, personally captured two prisoners, and, after delivering them to a guard, continued with his mission. He was severely wounded while performing this dangerous mission.

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  General Orders No. 23, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Columbus, Ohio

Hilldring, John H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John H. Hilldring, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 38th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., in the Fere Forest near Jaulgonne, France, July 22, 1918. During the attack on the slopes of Hill 210, Company K, 38th Infantry, lost contact with the unites of the battalion, becoming exposed to a severe flank attack by overwhelming forces of the enemy. Lieutenant Hilldring, in command of a platoon of Company K, repeatedly exposed himself to heavy enemy fire while making personal reconnaissances to the right flank to maintain liaison, consolidate the troops, and protect the company to withdraw. Earlier on this day, during an assault against the heights north of Charteves, Lieutenant Hilldring displayed unusual courage in leading two platoon runners in a flank attack against an element of the enemy defense which was firing into the flank and rear of his company, capturing the gun and several prisoners and driving off the other members of the hostile combat group.

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  General Orders No. No. 1, War Department, 1937
  

Home Town: Westport, Connecticut

Hiller, Walter S.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Walter S. Hiller, Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Fifty-Fifth Company, Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., in action near Bellefonte Farm, France, November 10, 1918. Under direct fire from seven enemy machine-guns, Corporal Hiller led a detachment across the River Meuse and destroyed a machine-gun nest which occupied a dominating position one thousand yards in advance of his company.

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  General Order No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Pocatello, Idaho

Hilliard, Grover C.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Grover C. Hilliard, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Beaurevoir, France, October 6, 1918. Sergeant Hilliard volunteered and crossed an open space swept by fire from enemy machine-guns and snipers to rescue wounded comrades.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Dover, Tennessee

*Hillig, Harry

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry Hillig, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. Although he had been seriously wounded in the neck by a machine-gun bullet, Private Hillig refused to go to the rear, and continued in the advance until he was killed several hours later.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Carrollton, Illinois

Hine, Otto L. H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Otto L. H. Hine, Captain (Dental Corps), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 139th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 35th Division, A.E.F., at Chaudron Farm, France, September 29 - 30, 1918. Upon his own initiative, Captain Hine (then first lieutenant) went to a dressing station in advance of the line, after the infantry had withdrawn, and worked under heavy bombardment of gas and high explosive shells, dressing the patients and directing their evacuation. That night he returned to our lines through heavy artillery and machine-gun fire to arrange for ambulances and litters. Later he made another trip to the rear for the purpose of securing an artillery barrage to protect his dressing station. Through his exceptional courage and energy, all the wounded men were safely evacuated.

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  General Orders 81, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Muskogee, Oklahoma

Hines, John Leonard

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Leonard Hines, Brigadier General, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Berzy- le-Sec, France, July 21, 1918. At a critical time during the battle southwest of Soissons, when liaison had been broken between the 16th Infantry and 26th Infantry, and repeated efforts to reestablish it had failed, General Hines, then in command of the 1st Infantry Brigade, personally went through terrific artillery fire to the front lines of the 16th Infantry, located its left flank, and, walking in front of the lines, encouraged the troops by his example of fearlessness and disregard of danger. He then succeeded in finding the right forward elements of the 26th Infantry and directed the linking up of the two regiments, thereby enabling the operations to be pushed forward successfully.

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  General Orders No. No. 10, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Hines, Paul H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Paul H. Hines, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 102d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near Marcheville and Riaville, France, September 25 - 26, 1918. Lieutenant Hines showed great bravery and devotion to duty throughout this action. At one time he went through a violent artillery bombardment and machine- gun fire to reestablish broken liaison with battalion on left. Later he voluntarily led a party of first-aid men across an open field swept by machine-gun fire and rescued a wounded officer after several previous attempts had failed.

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  General Orders No. No. 139, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: South Boston, Massachusetts

Hinson, Guy R.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Guy R. Hinson, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 105th Engineers, 30th Division, A.E.F., in Canal sector, Belgium, August 27, 1918. Sergeant First Class Hinson was in charge of a platoon, delivering a highly concentrated gas-cloud attack against the enemy, when the cloud unexpectedly flared back. After leading his men to a place of safety, this soldier went back into the cloud four times at imminent peril to his own life, collecting and rescuing others who had been overcome. Conducting his platoon through heavy machine-gun fire, he put them in charge of another sergeant with instructions to resume their mission, while he again returned to search for gassed men, and found all but two. His excellent leadership and unusual courage prevented many casualties and at the same time effected the completion of an important mission.

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  General Orders No. No. 145, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Charlotte, North Carolina

Hintz, Edward E.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward E. Hintz, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 102d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near Bouresches, France, July 20, 1918. Although seriously wounded, Corporal Hintz remained on duty, and, with nine remaining men of his platoon, assisted in filling a gap between his company and the company on the right, a distance of about 200 yards, until support arrived.

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  General Orders No. 126, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: New Britain, Connecticut

Hirschfelder, Chester J.

(First Award)

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Chester J. Hirschfelder, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 5th Machine-Gun Battalion, 2d Division, A.E.F., near St. Etienne, France, October 4, 1918. When an enemy machine gun was inflicting heavy casualties upon his company, Captain Hirschfelder crawled forward alone across a field exposed to heavy machine-gun fire and threw hand grenades into the enemy position. His action silenced the machine gun and prevented further casualties to his company.

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  General Orders No. No. 53, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Beeville, Texas

Hirst, Samuel Carroll

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Samuel Carroll Hirst, Private, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Fifty-Fifth Company, Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., in action near Blanc Mont Ridge, France, October 5, 1918. Together with another soldier, Private Hirst successfully completed the capture of a machine gun, destroying it, and killing two of the crew. Fighting his way back to his own lines, he furnished valuable information concerning enemy machine-gun emplacements.

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  General Order No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Purcellville, Virginia

Hiser, Henry

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry Hiser, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 136th Machine-Gun Battalion, 37th Division, A.E.F., near Avocourt, France, September 26, 1918. When the advance of his platoon was held up by fire from a hostile machine-gun nest, Private Hiser advanced alone ahead of the platoon, worked his way around the flank and rear, and single-handed killed the officer in command and a gunner and captured 15 prisoners, thereby enabling his platoon to advance.

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  General Orders No. No. 56, War Department, 1922
  

Home Town: Levanna, Ohio

Hitchcock, Roger W.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Roger W. Hitchcock, Second Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 88th Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Fismes, France, August 11, 1918, together with John W. Jordan, second lieutenant, 7th Field Artillery, observer; Louis G. Bernheimer, first lieutenant, pilot; James S. D. Burns, deceased, second lieutenant, 101st Field Artillery, observer; Philip R. Babcock, first lieutenant, pilot; Joseph A. Palmer, second lieutenant, 15th Field Artillery, observer; Joel H. McClendon, deceased, first lieutenant, pilot; and Charles W. Plummer, deceased, second lieutenant, 101st Field Artillery, all attached to the 88th Aero Squadron, Air Service. Under the protection of three pursuit planes, all carrying a pilot and observer, Lieutenants Bernheimer and Jordan, in charge of a photo plane, carried out successfully a hazardous photographic mission over the enemy's lines to the River Aisne. The four American ships were attacked by 12 enemy battle planes. Lieutenant Bernheimer, by coolly and skillfully maneuvering his ship, and Lieutenant Jordan, by accurate operation of his machine-gun, in spite of wounds in the shoulder and leg, aided materially in the victory which came to the American ships, and returned safely with 36 valuable photographs. The pursuit plane operated by Lieutenants Hitchcock and Burns was disabled while these two officers were fighting effectively. Lieutenant Burns was mortally wounded and his body jammed the controls. After a headlong fall of 2,500 meters, Lieutenant Hitchcock succeeded in regaining control of this plane and piloted it back to the airdrome. Lieutenants McClendon and Plummer were shot down and killed after a vigorous combat with five of the enemy planes. Lieutenants Babcock and Palmer, by gallant and skillful fighting, aided in driving off the German planes and were materially responsible for the successful execution of the photographic mission.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Los Angeles, California

Hitchens, Ernest L.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ernest L. Hitchens, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, A.E.F., near Crepion, France, November 7 - 8, 1918. While his battalion was conducting a relief, Sergeant Kitchens and four members of his platoon were wounded by shell fire. After he had taken the four wounded comrades to a first-aid station, he immediately returned without treatment to himself, despite his severe suffering from, three body wounds, and remained with his platoon until the completion of the relief.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland

*Hix, James C.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James C. Hix, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, A.E.F., near Roncheres, France, July 30, 1918. With another soldier, Private Hix volunteered to go out in advance of our lines to rescue wounded soldiers who had been left there when the company withdrew. Under heavy fire, they made two trips, bringing back wounded men. Private Hix was wounded by machine-gun fire, when he went out for the third time.

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  General Orders 66, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Beloit, Wisconsin

Hobbs, Avis T.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Avis T. Hobbs, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Voormezeele, Belgium, August 30, 1918, and near Busigny, France, October 9, 1918. Under heavy shell fire and in full view of the enemy First Lieutenant Hobbs volunteered for and conducted a daylight patrol of one man and himself to reconnoiter the best route for a raid, obtaining very valuable information. Later, when in the course of an attack our line was held up by the enemy, he led a patrol of twelve men; and under heavy fire, placed his Lewis gun so as to drive out the enemy, advancing two thousand yards ahead of our front lines to gain information.

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  General Orders 81, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Lebanon, Tennessee

Hobscheid, Paul

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Paul Hobscheid, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 131st Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, A.E.F., at Chipilly Ridge, France, August 9, 1918. Sergeant Hobscheid, under heavy fire, advanced into a hostile sniping post, found and entered a long dugout, and brought out 30 prisoners.

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

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois

Hobson, Henry W.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry W. Hobson, Major (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 356th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, A.E.F., near St. Mihiel, France, September 12, 1918. Within ten minutes after the beginning of the advance, at 5 a. m., Major Hobson was twice wounded in the shoulder by a machine-gun bullet and by shrapnel in the leg. Being in command of the assault battalion and realizing the importance of its operations, he continued to accompany and direct his command throughout the day, notwithstanding his wounds which caused him great pain and difficulty of movement. At halts he had to be assisted to lie down and get up by his adjutant; nevertheless he remained on duty until the fighting of the day was over.

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  General Orders No. 99, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: New York, New York

Hodges, Courtney H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Courtney H. Hodges, Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 6th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, A.E.F., near Brieulles, France, November 2 - 4, 1918. Lieutenant Colonel Hodges personally conducted a reconnaissance of the Meuse River, to determine the most advantageous location for a crossing, and for a bridge site. Having organized a storming party, he attacked the enemy not 100 paces distant, and, although failing, he managed to effect the crossing of the canal after 20 hours of ceaseless struggling. His fearlessness and courage were mainly responsible for the advance of his brigade to the heights east of the Meuse.

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  General Orders No. 3, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Perry, Georgia

*Hoeynck, Frank J.

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank J. Hoeynck, Second Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 314th Engineers, 89th Division, A.E.F., near Bantheville, France, November 6 - 7, 1918. Lieutenant Hoeynck, on a reconnaissance of the bridge at Pouilly, and the road from Pouilly to Inor. He was accompanied on the expedition by a soldier of his platoon, the two being the first to cross the river at Inor. At this point they gained most valuable information. re-crossing the river, he made his way to Pouilly, under machine-gun fire, collecting engineer data of the greatest importance. Just as they approached their destination Lieutenant Hoeynck was killed by machine-gun fire.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois

Hoffenbach, Edouard

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edouard Hoffenbach, Captain of Infantry, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with the French Mission, 9th U.S. Infantry (Attached), 2d Division, A.E.F., near Soissons, France, July 18, 1918. Captain Hoffenbach volunteered and led a combat liaison group between the Sixth Marines and units on the flank, continuing on his mission until liaison had been established, when he was evacuated.

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  General Orders No. 126, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: France

Hoffman, Clyde O.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clyde O. Hoffman, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, A.E.F., near Fey-en-Haye, France, September 14, 1918. Sergeant Hoffman was seriously wounded when three enemy machine guns opened fire on his platoon at a range of only twenty-five yards, but he continued firing on the enemy until the enemy guns were silenced, inspiring the other members of his platoon by his coolness and courage.

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  General Orders 98, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: El Reno, Oklahoma

Hoffman, Earl A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Earl A. Hoffman, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 341st Machine-Gun Battalion, 89th Division, A.E.F., in the Bois-de-Bantheville, France, October 24, 1918. Severely wounded while dressing the wounds of 23 of his platoon, Private Hoffman continued his work until he fainted from pain and was evacuated.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Randolph, Nebraska

Hoffman, Henry J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry J. Hoffman, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery C, 151st Field Artillery, 42d Division, A.E.F., near Suippes, France, July 15, 1918. After telephonic communication had been severed, Private Hoffman volunteered and carried a message over territory perilously swept by shell fire. He was further hindered by being obliged to wear his gas mask, but the mission was successfully accomplished.

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  General Orders No. 35, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Virginia, Minnesota

Hoffman, Leonard Lawrence

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Leonard Lawrence Hoffman, Private, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Eighty-First Company, Sixth Machine-Gun Battalion, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., in action near Blanc Mont, France, October 5, 1918. Private Hoffman showed exceptional courage in volunteering and carrying an important message through a heavy machine-gun barrage, after another soldier met death in attempting to do so.

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  General Order No. 15, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hoffman, Myron I.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Myron I. Hoffman, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 363d Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, A.E.F., near Paarden Kanter, Belgium, October 31, 1918. Sergeant Hoffman was mortally wounded by shell fire while he was returning to report to his company commander the position of the dressing station, which he had located in order that the wounded might be evacuated under cover of darkness. While being carried to the rear in great pain he directed his litter bearers to go by way of the battalion post of command in order that he might deliver his reports.

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  General Orders No. No. 21, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: San Francisco, California

Hogan, John A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John A. Hogan, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, A.E.F., near Bois-des-Rappes, France, October 28 - 30, 1918. While Sergeant of a liaison platoon, he volunteered to locate a machine-gun nest, and under heavy fire, went out alone and destroyed it. He volunteered to go out on a dangerous reconnaissance mission and returned with valuable information of the enemy, thus enabling a successful machine-gun barrage to be laid down on the hostile positions.