Ben C. Carson
Home Town: Seattle, WA
Status: KIA
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ben C. Carson, Mechanic, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Moranville, France, November 9, 1918. Although suffering acutely from a wound, Mechanic Carson continued with the advance and, after setting up his gun, preparing to open fire, he received a second wound, which caused his death.
