George F. Watkins

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George F. Watkins, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the storming of the heights north of the River Ourcq, near Villers-sur-Fere, France, July 23, 1918. Second Lieutenant Watkins was an example of courage and soldierly fortitude. He was continually with the foremost elements of his platoon in the most dangerous areas it had to occupy, both during the advance and during the maintenance of the position gained. His platoon was almost annihilated and he himself was killed.