Hyman Silverman
Home Town: Chelsea, MA
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hyman Silverman, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 27, 1918. When enemy shell fire had ignited an ammunition dump, Corporal (then private) Silverman assisted in removing the ammunition from the blazing dump. Several of his comrades were seriously wounded by exploding shells, and he himself was hit in many places by hand-grenade explosions, but he continued until the greater part of the explosives were moved to safety. He then assisted in removing his wounded comrades, before submitting to treatment for his wounds.
