Julius L. Barnes
Home Town: Stow, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 39, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Julius L. Barnes, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during action near Vaux, France, July 15, 1918. When two members of a small group were severely wounded during a counter-attack against the enemy, Private Barnes advanced twice across the open under machine-gun fire and brought each man back to cover.