George Nelson
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 39, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George Nelson, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action north of Exermont, France, October 10, 1918. When his platoon was held up by machine-gun fire from the front Corporal Nelson, with one other, advanced in front of the line and captured the gun with its crew. Their action enabled his platoon to continue the advance.
