William T. Golden
Home Town: Newark, NJ
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William T. Golden, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois- de-Etraye, France, October 23, 1918. After his company had been forced to retire about 100 meters on account of a heavy barrage on its position, Private Golden worked his way through heavy shell and machine-gun fire to the position formerly held and succeeded in bringing a wounded comrade to a place of safety.
