Meade Frierson, Jr.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Meade Frierson, Jr., Captain (Cavalry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Sergy, France, July 31, 1918. Captain Frierson was continually at the head of his company in the attack on Hill 212, near Sergy, and was constantly exposed to the terrific enemy fire while leading his men forward. After the objective had been gained and the men had dug in on the crest of the hill, he remained on watch the entire night, constantly patrolling his company sector under the heavy rifle, machine-gun, and artillery fire from the enemy’s lines. He was later killed while on a hazardous reconnaissance in the vicinity of Juvigny, France.