Harry R. Chadwick
Home Town: Chicago, IL
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry R. Chadwick, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-du-Fays, France, October 11, 1918. Although wounded while placing his machine guns in position, preparatory to an attack, he remained on duty for several hours, constantly exposing himself to enemy fire, as he moved along the front line to encourage his men. He remained on duty until exhausted from loss of blood.
