Harry S. Howland

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry S. Howland, Colonel, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cheppy, France, September 26, 1918. After losing touch with his first and second line battalions, due to unusually heavy fog. Colonel Howland, with a mixed detachment (partly non- combatant), penetrated to a point immediately in front of the German line of resistance. While getting better cover for his detachment under heavy shell fire and direct machine- gun fire, Colonel Howland was wounded in the hand by a shell fragment. After three hours’ delay, tanks arrived, and Colonel Howland advanced with his detachment, taking the enemy position with many prisoners. After remaining in the attack for over seven hours he was evacuated because of the wound in his hand.