Benjamin R. Bacon
Home Town: Philadelphia, PA
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Benjamin R. Bacon, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action south of Champigneulles, France, October 16, 1918. Twice wounded by machine-gun bullets, Sergeant Bacon continued to lead his platoon through heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, penetrating the enemy lines and silencing several machine-guns.
