German H. H. Emory
Home Town: Baltimore, MD
General Orders No. 27, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to German H. H. Emory, Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Sommerance, France, November 1, 1918. After advancing to the north slope of the Ravine Aux Pierres through heavy machine-gun and shell fire, Major Emory’s battalion was momentarily held up by a very intense machine-gun fire. He was killed while personally directing the attack and encouraging his troops, moving back and forth in front of the line in plain view of the enemy and under direct machine-gun fire.
