Fred T. Wilson

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fred T. Wilson, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 18, 1918. Wounded early in the engagement, Lieutenant Wilson refused to be evacuated and remained with his platoon throughout the day’s fighting, until the objective was reached. Although he was suffering acute pain from his wounds, he personally attacked several machine-gun nests and aided other wounded men.