George Oiler
Home Town: Fort Thomas, KY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 99, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George Oiler, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vaux, France, July 1, 1918. Sergeant Oiler volunteered and led a liaison patrol through a thick woods known to be strongly held by enemy machine-guns. After being severely wounded, he brought back four prisoners and valuable information.