Walter V. Dial
Home Town: Huntington, WV
General Orders No. 68, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Walter V. Dial, Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fleville, France, October 5, 1918. Lieutenant Dial displayed exceptional courage in leading his platoon in attacking and breaking up German machine-gun nests under heavy artillery and machine- gun fire. Although he was wounded, Lieutenant Dial refused to be evacuated and continued to advance until he was killed.
