Layton A. Boyd
Home Town: Nowata, OK
General Orders No. 23, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Layton A. Boyd, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Medeah Ferme, France, October 9, 1918. Exposed to enemy sniper and machine-gun fire, Private Boyd went in front of our lines to administer aid to a wounded officer, and also to wounded enemy troops. He also crawled to within 50 feet of an enemy machine gun and assisted in bringing a wounded comrade to safety.
