Louis H. Votaw
Home Town: Beaumont, TX
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 128, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Louis H. Votaw, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-le-Pretre, France, September 12, 1918. Although he was wounded in the body early in the action and later received another wound in the head, Corporal Votaw continued at his post as squad leader until the action was over and then went to the rear only upon orders from his platoon commander.