William E. Woodard

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William E. Woodard, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vilcey, France, September 12, 1918. Although wounded in the back by machine-gun fire early in the attack, Corporal Woodard refused to stop even for the application of first-aid dressing. He continued to command his squad regardless of the pain and with utter disregard of personal danger, until the objective was reached.