William Woodsmall
Home Town: Little Rock, AR
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Woodsmall, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Consenvoye, France, October 10, 1918. Corporal Woodsmall left our lines on his own initiative, and advancing alone against a German machine-gun nest, killed the crew and brought back their machine-gun. He showed marked coolness and bravery, with utter disregard for the heavy fire to which he was subjected.