George A. Hopkins

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George A. Hopkins, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cierges, France, October 14, 1918. Although he had received a wound in the head Sergeant Hopkins returned to his platoon, which had been stopped by a machine gun one hundred yards away, and was suffering many casualties. Passing to the flank of the platoon, Sergeant Hopkins located the enemy gunner and shot him, taking the other two members of the crew prisoners. The platoon thereupon resumed its advance.