Alvey Jones

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alvey Jones, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Beaumont, France, February 22, 1918, and at Missy aux Bois, France, July 23, 1918. Near Beaumont, Sergeant Major Jones displayed marked courage by refusing to be evacuated after being wounded remaining on duty under severe shell fire and preventing a traffic blockade. At Missy aux Bois, an enemy shell set fire to a pile of ammunition, which he was salvaging. Disregarding danger, he managed to save a larger pile nearby, extinguishing the flames. Though he was slightly wounded, he continued his work until every box of ammunition was salvaged.