Duncan G. Harris

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Duncan G. Harris, Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Argonne Forest, September 30, 1918. During an attack in the Argonne Forest, Major Harris fell and broke his collar bone, but he continued with his battalion throughout the attack, and until the Meuse was reached. For 15 days he was continually with big battalion, personally leading them against strongly fortified enemy position, although suffering acute and continued pain from his injury and being handicapped by having his arm in a sling.