Hirum E. Ross

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hirum E. Ross, Major (Medical Corps), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Villers-Tournelle, France, May 3 – 4, 1918. While under heavy bombardment and working in an area saturated with gas, Major Ross showed extreme gallantry and efficiency in caring for the more dangerously wounded, removing his mask at times during the attack to better ascertain the extent of the wound. It was while thus acting that he was severely gassed.