Colonel Larson

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Colonel Larson, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Juvigny, France, September 1 – 3, 1918. Corporal Larson constantly patrolled the telephone lines in front of Juvigny, repairing the lines under heavy artillery and machine- gun fire. Near Ecurey, when the enemy artillery fire was so intense as to make telephonic communications impossible, Corporal Larson, on duty as a lineman, volunteered as a runner, and served as such under extremely heavy fire until completely exhausted.