Thomas C. Reid
Home Town: Demopolis, AL
General Orders No. No. 24, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas C. Reid, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Moulin, France, July 15, 1918. During a strong enemy attack on his company sector, Captain Reid fearlessly exposed himself to heavy fire in order to direct the fire of his men. He personally led two counterattacks upon the enemy, breaking up their attack and forcing them to retire. Due to this gallantry, his company, notwithstanding its heavy losses, decisively defeated an enemy grenadier regiment and forced it to retire across the Marne.
