Oliver Ames, Jr.
Home Town: Boston, MA
General Orders No. No. 120, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Oliver Ames, Jr., Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the fighting at Meurcy Farm, near Villers-sur-Fere, France, July 27 – 28, 1918. Lieutenant Ames’ heroic leadership was an inspiration to his command. He fought gallantly until on the last day when he was killed while going forward voluntarily through machine-gun and sniper’s fire to the assistance of his battalion commander.
