Alex Davidson
Home Town: Boat, KY
General Orders No. No. 53, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alex Davidson, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Madeleine Farm, France, October 16, 1918. While leading his platoon in an attack Lieutenant Davidson was struck down by enemy fire. He got up and started forward, urging his men on, until he was hit a second time. He refused medical attention, and, although mortally wounded, he motioned to his men to continue the attack.
