Richard B. Sheridan
Home Town: Brooklyn, NY
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Richard B. Sheridan, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ville-Savoye, France, August 23, 1918. While leading his platoon in attack, Lieutenant Sheridan had one of his legs badly shattered by shell fire. Refusing evacuation, he remained to direct the movements of his men until he died.
