Fielding V. Meek

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fielding V. Meek, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Liny, France, October 5, 1918, Private Meek distinguished himself by his untiring efforts in administering first aid to the wounded never hesitating to expose himself to danger in searching for wounded on the field. While making his way through unusually heavy machine-gun fire to a wounded soldier, whom he had seen fall, Private Meeks was mortally wounded.