Harold W. Burns
Home Town: Gary, IN
General Orders No. 50, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold W. Burns, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Brabant sur Meuse, France, October 23, 1918. In the open, under direct fire from the enemy machine guns and artillery, Lieutenant Burns went from gun to gun of his platoon, encouraging his men to continued effort. Gassed, he refused to be evacuated, but remained in command of his platoon until after the action, when he gave first aid to the wounded.
