Vernon A. Vrooman

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Vernon A. Vrooman, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Grand Pre, France, October 26, 1918. As adjutant of the 3d Battalion Captain Vrooman volunteered and personally reconnoitered under fire the temporary front-line positions of his battalion for location and ammunition supply, when he returned to the command post and collected materials and all available men to carry them forward and preparatory to the jump off early the next morning. Finding that there were not enough men to carry the needed supplies, Captain Vrooman loaded a wheelbarrow with ammunition and personally wheeled it 3 kilometers under fire to the firing line, where he supervised its distribution. At “H” hour, observing a company in need of assistance he attached himself to it and went over the top to the objective. After the position was consolidated, and knowing the importance of executing liaison between the attacking troops and those in Grand Pre, he went to that town and brought to the battalion command post definite information that our lines had been joined up.