Richard W. Holland
Home Town: Rend, IL
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Richard W. Holland, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Marcheville, France, November 10, 1918. When his platoon was in an isolated position, exposed to heavy fire, Private First Class Holland volunteered to carry a message through intense machine-gun and artillery fire. Though his rifle was shot from his hands, he delivered the message.
