Okla M. Walls
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 139, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Okla M. Walls, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Marcheville, France, September 26, 1918. Preparatory to establishing telephone communication from the leading elements to the rear, Private Walls voluntarily reconnoitered an area swept by heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, locating forward positions in which wires could be strung.
