Steve Combs
Home Town: Tallega, KY
General Orders 64, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Steve Combs, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cunel, France, October 16, 1918. After all his superior officers and non-commissioned officers were killed or wounded, Corporal Combs took command of the platoon and pushed forward, capturing a machine gun and its crew. Although being mortally wounded a short time afterwards, he constantly called to his companions to continue the advance until he lost consciousness.
