Columbus Whipple
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 147, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Columbus Whipple, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bazoches, France, August 7, 1918. Private Whipple crossed the Vesle River in the face of enemy fire and rescued a drowning comrade in the deep, swift current of the stream.
