Murray Davis
Home Town: Kansas City, MO
General Orders No. 59, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Murray Davis, Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Exermont, France, September 26 – 29, 1918. Major Davis led his battalion brilliantly, and, when wounded, refused to go to the rear, but having his wound dressed on the spot continued in command of his battalion. Later he was killed while leading his command in an advance.
