Alan Nutt

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alan Nutt, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Forges, France, September 26, 1918. While on a patrol Lieutenant Nutt encountered and attacked unhesitatingly eight Fokker planes. After a few minutes of severe fighting, during which he displayed indomitable courage and determination, this officer shot down one of the enemy planes. Totally surrounded, outnumbered, and without a thought of escape, he continued the attack until he was shot down in flames near Drillancourt.