Clayton E. Swanson
Home Town: Jamestown, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 37, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clayton E. Swanson, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mont Blanc, France, October 4, 1918. On learning that a member of his squad was in front of the lines in a heavily shelled position, Corporal Swanson obtained permission to make a search, to find that the man was dead.