Cecil N. Martin
Home Town: Lawrenceville, IL
General Orders 74, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Cecil N. Martin, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Sergy, France, July 29 – 30, 1918. Exposing himself to heavy enemy machine-gun and artillery fire, Private Martin repeatedly carried messages from his company commander to the battalion post of command. He was killed in performance of this hazardous duty.
