Alan Ramsay Cole
Home Town: Portland, ME
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alan Ramsay Cole, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 18, 1918. Although wounded early in the morning, Second Lieutenant Cole continued to lead his platoon in the front wave, personally silencing machine-gun nests, displaying wonderful courage, leadership, and devotion to duty during the entire operations. He remained with his platoon until ordered to the rear by his battalion commander.
