Ralph B. Mix
Home Town: Hudson Falls, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ralph B. Mix, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Grand Pre, France, October 17, 1918. While carrying a message through heavy shell and machine- gun fire to an advanced platoon, Private Mix found two wounded men, whose injuries he dressed. Upon returning from his mission, he asked for and received permission to take food to the wounded men. He subsequently made two trips through intense fire, carrying them back to shelter.