Claude A. Martin
Home Town: Welsh, LA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 99, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Claude A. Martin, Captain (Medical Corps), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vaux, France, July 1, 1918. Captain Martin operated a battalion dressing station, and, although the station was practically destroyed by shell fire, he bravely and successfully treated the wounded and directed their safe evacuation.