Alan Nutt
Born: Cliffside, NJ
Home Town: Cliffside, NJ
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 140, W.D., 1918
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.