Earl Millsap
Home Town: Asotin, WA
Status: KIA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Earl Millsap, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Grand Pre, France, October 15, 1918. Knowing that he faced certain death, Private Millsap displayed the highest gallantry and devotion to duty by four times carrying messages across a field swept by machine-gun fire. He was killed while performing this hazardous service.