Greene W. Strother
Home Town: Mitchell, LA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Greene W. Strother, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vieville, France, September 12, 1918. Although on duty with the regimental chaplain, Corporal Strother requested and was granted permission to accompany the first wave. Aided by a fellow soldier, he successfully accomplished the capture of 14 prisoners and their machine guns.