Thomas G. Speers
Home Town: Montclair, NJ
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 138, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas G. Speers, First Lieutenant (Chaplain), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Marcheville, France, September 26, 1918. Chaplain Speers accompanied the advance elements, which were constantly under terrific artillery and machine-gun fire during the action. He was continually aiding and cheering the wounded, and particularly distinguished himself by carrying a wounded officer to a dressing station through heavy artillery and machine-gun barrage.