Walter D. White

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Walter D. White, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near the Bois-des-Loges, France, November 1, 1918. While acting as runner, Private White volunteered to carry a message across a long stretch of open country which was subjected to heavy machine-gun and artillery fire. He successfully crossed the space and delivered his message, but in an attempt to return, he was killed by a rain of machine-gun bullets. His conduct served as an inspiration to other runners.