Clarence R. Van Allen
Home Town: Boston, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 13, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clarence R. Van Allen, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bussy Farm. France, September 28, 1918. Private Van Allen, unassisted, rushed an enemy machine-gun, putting it out of action and capturing three prisoners.