George W. Gardner
Home Town: Traer, KS
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George W. Gardner, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in Bois- de-Barricourt, France, November 2, 1918. Sergeant Gardner led his platoon through shell and machine-gun fire in an attack on strong enemy positions, capturing two machine- guns and assisting in the destruction of several others that were holding up our advance.
