Dayton S. Sackett

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Dayton S. Sackett, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 22, near St. Mihiel, France, September 12 – 15, near Hill 212, France, October 9, 1918. On July 22 Lieutenant Sackett continued in the fight until he had taken and consolidated the objective assigned him, despite the fact that he was wounded early in the action. On September 12 he was wounded in the first day’s fighting, but continued to command his company, refusing to be evacuated until the corps objective was reached. On October 9 he fearlessly walked across an open space before allowing his troops to cross, to ascertain whether or not it was subjected to enemy fire. He was seriously wounded while on this mission.