Edward H. Smallyon
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward H. Smallyon, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mezy, France, July 15, 1918. Given a message to send by buzzer, Private Smallyon found that all his wires had been destroyed. He immediately started through the bombardment and safely delivered the message, although nearly surrounded by the enemy.