Louis H. Taylor
Home Town: Westfield, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 50, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Louis H. Taylor, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Juvin, France, October 11, 1918, Private Taylor repeatedly exposed himself to concentrated machine-gun and artillery fire, crossing the Aire River several times, and administered first aid to wounded men with complete disregard for his own safety.