George J. Kite
Home Town: Grove Hill, VA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George J. Kite, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 24, 1918. After several runners had been killed in the attempt, Private Kite volunteered and delivered an important message under a hail of fire.