Harry Merz

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry Merz, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Dickebusch sector, Belgium, August 27, 1918. When his company was occupying a front-line position and suffering heavy losses from a near-by enemy sniper, Lieutenant Merz, locating the sniper, left his shelter and at great personal danger courageously advanced and succeeded in destroying the sniper and his nest with hand grenades.