Harry L. Causland

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry L. Causland, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bantheville, France, October 24, 1918. Private Causland was acting as ammunition carrier for a machine gun which was supporting a raid on the enemy by the infantry. While this gun was being operated from a shell hole, its ammunition became exhausted and the corporal called back to the carriers, who were in shell holes 25 yards behind, to bring up more ammunition. Though the gun position was under heavy enemy fire, Private Causland called out, “I’ll take it, ” and rushed forward with two boxes of ammunition. Just as he reached the emplacement with the ammunition he was killed instantly by a machine-gun bullet.