William J. Wood

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William J. Wood, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ville-Savoye, France, August 11, 1918. Although his eyes had been burned by gas, Sergeant Wood volunteered for duty and assisted in the construction of an artillery bridge across the Vesle River, under constant machine-gun and artillery fire, setting a conspicuous example of personal bravery and devotion to duty.