Henry H. Hall

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry H. Hall, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Voormezeele, Belgium, August 31, 1918. When the carrier of a Lewis gun crew was killed, Private Hall took his place; and ammunition becoming exhausted, volunteered to go for a new supply, under heavy fire. Wounded while on this mission, he opened fire on the enemy with his rifle, engaging a hostile patrol until he was mortally wounded by a second bullet.

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Henry H. Hall, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as a Medical Aidman with the 397th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AW) Battalion (Provisional), in action against enemy forces on 6 June 1944, in France. Private First Class Hall’s intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.