George R. Higley
Home Town: Chicago Heights, IL
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George R. Higley, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Consenvoye, France, October 8, 1918. Upon their own initiative Lieutenant Higley, who was on duty as reconnaissance officer, and another officer crossed the Meuse River to reconnoiter a supply route. They were fired upon by two enemy machine-guns, but, disregarding the heavy machine-gun and shell fire, they advanced on the enemy positions and captured the two machine-guns together with 31 Austrian prisoners.
