Orie H. La Croix
Home Town: Bridgeport, CT
General Orders 87, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Orie H. La Croix, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Binarville, France, October 1, 1918. When his company commander and first sergeant had been wounded, Corporal La Croix rallied the company and continued the advance, fearlessly exposing himself to hostile fire and inspiring the men with him by his courage.
