Harold W. Batchelder
Home Town: Hardwick, VT
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold W. Batchelder, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois d’Aigremont, France, July 15, 1918. When it seemed impossible for a runner to get through the violent barrage, Lieutenant Batchelder volunteered and carried an important message to regimental headquarters, returning with an answer.
