Earl W. Curtis
Home Town: Virden, IL
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Earl W. Curtis, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Brieulles-sur-Meuse, France, September 29, 1918. Advancing alone across open territory and exposed to extremely heavy machine-gun fire, Private Curtiss rescued a fellow soldier who was lying wounded beyond the front line. He accomplished his mission, even after being painfully wounded in the head during his return.
