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  General Orders 71, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Flint, Michigan

Haws, Edward H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward H. Haws, Private, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Ninety-Sixth Company, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., in action near Blanc Mont, France, October 2 - 9, 1918. Throughout eight days of fighting, Private Haws fearlessly and tirelessly carried messages between his company and battalion headquarters, through heavy machine-gun and artillery fire.

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  General Order No. 26, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hayes, Casey H.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Casey H. Hayes, Major (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 10th Field Artillery, 3d Division, A.E.F., at Greves Farm, France, July 15, 1918. Major Hayes, then on duty as battalion adjutant, assumed command during the absence of the battalion commander. Communication between battalion headquarters and the batteries had been cut off by an enemy bombardment of the greatest intensity, but this officer, in entire disregard for his own safety, went to each battery position and gave orders, the execution of which aided materially in stopping the German advance at a critical moment.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: San Diego, California

Hayes, Edward S.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward S. Hayes, Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, 78th Division, A.E.F., near Chevieres, France, October 19, 1918. Lieutenant Colonel Hayes, with a private acting as guide, voluntarily made a personal reconnaissance of the front lines and the Bois-de-Loges, near the Aire River, under heavy enemy fire, being severely wounded while making this reconnaissance.

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  General Orders No. 72, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Waterbury, Connecticut

Hayes, Joseph

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph Hayes, Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 323d Infantry Regiment, 81st Division, A.E.F., near Manheulles, France, November 11, 1918. Although severely wounded, Lieutenant Hayes continued in command of his platoon in an advance under violent artillery fire until ordered to the rear by his company commander.

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  General Orders No. 32, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Haverhill, Massachusetts

*Hayes, Michael J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Michael J. Hayes, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for repeated acts of extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, A.E.F., at Bazoches, France, August 14, 1918, and St. Juvin, France, October 14, 1918. On August 14 Lieutenant Hayes led a patrol of five men in broad daylight and without any cover rescued his company commander who had fallen wounded near a German machine-gun nest. Failing to find the wounded officer, he crawled to within 20 yards of the post, attacked it with great dash and gallantry, inflicting a number of casualties in spite of heavy fire from enemy machine guns and hand grenades. On October 14 this officer led his platoon forward into the attack with energy and courage, in the face of heavy artillery and machine- gun fire. In the face of direct fire from enemy machine-guns upon Ms platoon, disregarding his own personal safety, he went forward to reconnoiter and find cover for his men from which to continue the attack. In the performance of his courageous enterprise he was killed by machine-gun fire.

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  General Orders No. 20, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio

*Hayes, Morrison

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Morrison Hayes, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 12th Machine-Gun Battalion, 4th Division, A.E.F., near Hautevesnes, France, July 19, 1918. Although wounded during an advance, Corporal Hayes refused to be evacuated and led his squad forward with the Infantry, placing the gun in action in the front line. Exposed to intense fire, he maintained his gun in action until he received a second wound, which later proved fatal. When ordered to withdraw, he assisted in moving the gun back to another position, inspiring his men by his personal heroism.

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  General Orders No. No. 35, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Wellsville, New York

Haynes, Glenn C.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Glenn C. Haynes, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 168th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F., near Bois- de-Chatillon, France, October 16, 1918. Captain Haynes, as battalion commander, distinguished himself by his coolness and leadership in the attack on Bois-de-Chatillon and Cote-de-Chatillon. When the commanders of his two frontline companies were put out of action after having obtained a footing upon the slopes, Captain Haynes personally took command of the two companies and in utter disregard for his own safety successfully led them through heavy artillery, machine-gun, and rifle fire to their objective.

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  General Orders No. 13, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Centerville, Iowa

Haynes, William G.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William G. Haynes, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near Givry, France, July 20, 1918. Upon learning that a soldier lay wounded in a shell hole, Corporal Haynes voluntarily left shelter, went through a heavy machine-gun fire and carried the wounded soldier to the dressing station.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Revere, Massachusetts

Hays, Frank Kerr

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank Kerr Hays, Second Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 13th Aero Squadron, 2d Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., in the region of Chambley, France, September 13, 1918. Lieutenant Hays was one of an offensive patrol of five planes, attacked by seven enemy scouts (Fokker type), that dived down on them from the clouds, catching the American patrol in a disadvantageous position. In the course of the combat which followed, both of Lieutenant Hays' machine guns jammed. By an extraordinary effort he cleared his guns and drove off the adversary. He then observed his flight commander in a dangerous situation with two enemy planes behind him. He attacked and destroyed one and forced the other to withdraw.

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  General Orders No. No. 143, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois

Hazlegrove, William P.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William P. Hazlegrove, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Troop, 80th Division, A.E.F., during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, France, November 1 - 6, 1918. On the night of November 4, 1918, when the left of the division was counterattacked and temporarily driven back from La Thibaudine Farm, though passed by the retiring front lines and under no obligation to remain in advance of them, Lieutenant Hazlegrove and a companion, though having been advised to withdraw, nevertheless, decided to remain and continued throughout the night several hundred yards beyond the division outposts in an exposed locality well known to the enemy, where they were swept by cross fire of machine guns and under an intensive artillery bombardment, both by enemy guns and by our own fire. From this position they continued to render reports of hostile movements over a telephone line, maintained at the greatest personal risk, to such good purpose that the attack of the division, renewed on the morning of November 5, 1918, was a complete success. To this voluntary exposure and gallantry in disregard of self is due in large measure the success of the division in carrying out the mission assigned to it.

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  General Orders No. 6, War Department, 1931
  

Home Town: Farmville, Virginia

*Hazlett, Clark S.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clark S. Hazlett, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 132d Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, A.E.F., near Brieulles, France, October 10, 1918. On hearing the call for aid by several men who had been hit by shellfire, Private Hazlett rushed to their aid and, although exposed to heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, he applied first aid to the wounded men. While in the act of placing the wounded on litters, he was killed.

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

Home Town: Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

Heacox, Harry W.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry W. Heacox, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 131st Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, A.E.F., near Bois- de-Harville, France, November 10, 1918. After performing several dangerous missions as a company runner, Private Heacox volunteered to go forward with an officer to attack a machine-gun nest that was causing heavy casualties. Though the officer was killed in the attempt, Private Heacox captured the nest, took command of the company on his own initiative, and carried it forward to its objective.

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  General Orders 71, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana

Head, Carroll E.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Carroll E. Head, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 111th Field Signal Battalion, 36th Division, A.E.F., near Attigny, France, October 14, 1918. The enemy having located the advance divisional information center, the personnel was removed to a new position. Corporal Head volunteered and removed the switchboard, changing the wire connections so that communication would not be interrupted. For five or sis minutes he worked under intense shell fire, several shells passing through the building as he worked. He succeeded, however, in reestablishing the line connections outside the building. Immediately after he left the building it was completely demolished by a shell.

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  General Orders 81, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Fort Worth, Texas

Healey, Jeremiah

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jeremiah Healey, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, A.E.F., near Charlevaux, France, October 3 - 7, 1918. Although wounded on the third day of the battle in the Argonne Forest, Sergeant Healey continually exposed himself to machine-gun and artillery fire while aiding and cheering his men. He also volunteered his services in an attempt to break through the enemy lines and bring aid to his organization.

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  General Orders No. 35, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: New York, New York

*Healy, Harold A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold A. Healy, Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 8th Machine-Gun Battalion, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Le Channel, France, July 15, 1918. After several runners had been unsuccessful in attempts to carry an important message, Lieutenant Healy volunteered and succeeded in delivering the message through intense shell fire, returning with the reply and aiding three wounded infantrymen en route. Later, with another officer, he went through heavy enemy shell and machine-gun fire and carried to shelter two wounded Frenchmen.

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  General Orders 89, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Norwich, Connecticut

Healy, James Andrew

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James Andrew Healy, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 147th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Grand Pre, France, October 30, 1918. Becoming separated from his patrol, lieutenant Healy, flying at an altitude of 600 meters, discovered an enemy plane (type Halberstadt) hiding in the sun 200 meters above him, which he attacked and sent to the ground in a spiral dive. He then engaged two other machines (type Fokker) which had been attempting to attack him. He succeeded in outmaneuvering them, and finally shot down one of the Fokkers. He returned without a drop of gasoline in his tank.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Washington, D.C.

Healy, James E.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James E. Healy, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 165th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F., near Baccarat, France, June 12, 1918. Private Healy voluntarily left the shelter of the trenches and went forward in broad daylight some 300 yards under direct fire of enemy machine guns and snipers to the rescue of one of his comrades who, while within 100 yards of the enemy lines, had been mortally wounded. His action prevented the capture of this wounded comrade and retrieved important enemy maps and documents which had been procured from enemy casualties. The coolness, courage, and utter disregard of personal danger displayed by Private Healy were an inspiration to his comrades.

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  General Orders No. 8, War Department, 1934
  

Home Town: New York, New York

Heard, Elmer

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Elmer Heard, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 360th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, A.E.F., near Le Grand Carre Farm, France, November 1, 1918. After all the other officers of his company had been wounded, Captain Heard remained in command, though he had himself been severely wounded and was suffering from illness, courageously leading his men throughout two days and nights of severe fighting.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Weleetka, Oklahoma

*Heath, Carl

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Carl Heath, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 355th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, A.E.F., in crossing the Meuse River, France, November 9 - 10, 1918. Corporal Heath volunteered as a member of a patrol which was to cross the Meuse River by swimming at a point known to be heavily occupied by enemy detachments, on the night of November 9 - 10, to gain information of the enemy and to capture prisoners. When the members of the patrol reached the middle of the river, they were discovered by the enemy who immediately opened a severe fire upon them using artillery, machine guns, and hand grenades. The heavy fire compelled all but six men to return. With utter disregard for his own personal safety Corporal Heath, one of the remaining members, continued on the mission, succeeded in crossing the river, and immediately thereafter made the supreme sacrifice.

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  General Orders No. 6, War Department, 1930
  

Home Town: Wallace, Nebraska

Heath, Floyd E.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Floyd E. Heath, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F., near St. Etienne-a-Arnes, France, October 4, 1918. Anticipating an enemy counter attack, Corporal Heath was ordered to take out a patrol of eight men to scour the woods to left of his position, drive out the snipers and establish liaison with the enemy on the left. Fearing that the size of the patrol would attract too much attention, he left the others in the trench, and going out, accomplished the mission alone, returning under heavy machine-gun fire.

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  General Orders No. 35, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Warren, Illinois

Heath, Laurel B.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Laurel B. Heath, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 2d Antiaircraft Machine-Gun Battalion, A.E.F., at Brieulles, France, November 4, 1918. Private Heath went through intense shell fire, and assisted Second Lieutenant Samuel F. Telfair in carrying a wounded comrade to safety.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Windsor, New York

Hechtl, Albert Louis

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Albert Louis Hechtl, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 146th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, A.E.F., near Montfaucon, France, September 26 to October 1, 1918. Throughout the five days' offensive Sergeant Hechtl commanded his platoon with rare coolness and was always in the first wave of his company, facing the greatest danger. He personally took charge of a thin line of outposts on the flank and broke up a German counterattack that was forming under the protection of a barrage. On the fourth day of the drive this soldier was severely gassed, but he concealed this fact from his officers until he was exhausted.

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

Home Town: Canton, Ohio

Heckman, Jacob Harrison

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jacob Harrison Heckman, First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., in action in the Bois-de-Belleau, France, June 25, 1918. With the assistance of three sergeants, Lieutenant Heckman started out to destroy the final stand of the enemy in the Bois-de-Belleau, an impregnable position, where enemy guns were concealed by rocks and heavy shrubbery. Armed with only a pistol, Lieutenant Heckman rushed the nest which was offering the most violent resistance, and captured one officer and ninety men. Each of his men destroyed a nest and captured two of the enemy at each position. After effecting the complete reduction of the last element, Lieutenant Heckman marched his prisoners in under a severe and harassing fire of the retreating enemy.

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  General Order No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Haverhill, Massachusetts

Hedlund, Fritz

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fritz Hedlund, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., in Trugny Woods, France, July 23, 1918. Private Hedlund, a runner, maintained liaison between his company commander and an isolated combat group. Passing through two German attacking waves under intense fire, Private First Class Hedlund reached the combat group. On the return trip several Germans attempted to take him prisoner. He shot one of them, bayoneted another, and escaped from the others. He made three more trips to the combat group and kept up constant liaison.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Waltham, Massachusetts

*Hedrick, Arly L.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arly L. Hedrick, Captain (Corps of Engineers), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 110th Engineers, 35th Division, A.E.F., near Baulny, France, September 28, 1918. While reconnoitering for mined bridges, Captain Hedrick was warned that a certain masonry arch was held under enemy machine-gun fire. He placed his detail under cover, advanced alone under persistent fire, exposing himself continually while removing detonators from the mines he found, and returned across open ground to his command.

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  General Orders No. 59, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri

*Heffron, John J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John J. Heffron, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 38th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Crezancy, France, July 15 - 18, 1918. Private Chiffon repeatedly carried messages to the front-line platoons over routes exposed to heavy machine gun and artillery fire. Due to his individual efforts communication was maintained during a critical period.

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  General Orders No. No. 35, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Minooka, Pennsylvania

*Heffron, Walter R.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Walter R. Heffron, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 353d Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, A.E.F., near Limey, France, September 12, 1918. Prior to the attack Sergeant Heffron saved his platoon from exposure to enemy fire by going out of our trench in the face of the enemy machine-gun barrage and cutting a path through our wire. He then made his way back to his men and led them through this opening. Though the enemy machine-gun fire was intense, he carefully organized his platoon and had it in perfect formation when the command was given to advance. His example of coolness and bravery steadied his men and gave them confidence at the start of their first offensive. He was killed by a shell as he was leading his men across the first enemy trenches.

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  General Orders No. No. 49, War Department, 1922
  

Home Town: Kingman, Kansas