Thomas H. Fallaw

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas H. Fallaw, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Landres-et-St. Georges, France, October 16, 1918. In the attack on the Cote-de-Chatillon, seeing that the entire advance was being held up in an open field by heavy machine-gun fire from the edge of the woods, Captain Fallaw personally organized a detachment and led it in a rush on the woods under heavy fire, making a daring and vigorous attack on the enemy machine-gun nests, clearing the edge of the woods, capturing prisoners and inflicting severe losses on the enemy. Through this gallant act Captain Fallaw gained the final objective with a minimum loss to his command, and set an inspiring example of disregard for personal safety and devotion to duty.