William T. Horne
Home Town: Knoxville, TN
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William T. Horne, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Busigny, France, October 8 – 10, 1918. Near Busigny, on October 8, Private First Class Horne was gassed, but he remained on duty for two days until the objective had been reached.