William H. Ward, Jr.
Home Town: Auburn, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William H. Ward, Jr., First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. Although severely wounded, Sergeant Ward assumed command of his company, after the company commander had become a casualty, displaying great gallantry and bravery in leading them into action. While endeavoring to locate enemy machine-gun nests, he was killed.