Britton Polley

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Britton Polley, First Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Romagne, France, October 9, 1918. Lieutenant Polley was assigned to a mission to find line troops of the division to which his squadron was attached. Weather conditions made flying almost impossible, a second plane, assigned to the mission returning on that account. Flying at an altitude of 25 meters over enemy lines, he encountered and defeated three enemy patrols, gathering and delivering to his division headquarters most valuable information.