Homer Purcell
Home Town: Oklahoma City, OK
General Orders No. No. 35, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Homer Purcell, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Hill 272, north of Fleville, France, October 11, 1918. After his platoon had suffered heavy casualties, Sergeant Purcell led the remnants up Hill 272 under heavy machine-gun fire and surrounded a heavy trench mortar which was defended by two machine guns. In the encounter he personally shot down the noncommissioned officer in charge of the enemy gun. Seven of the enemy crew were captured and four were killed.
