Herbert W. Mackmer
Home Town: Collins Center, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 70, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Herbert W. Mackmer, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Carrefour-de-Meurrussons, France, September 27, 1918. When his platoon encountered intense fire from hostile trench mortars and machine-guns, Private Mackmer took up an exposed position on the flank and, with his automatic rifle, covered the withdrawal of the platoon to a protected position, sacrificing his life in so doing.