Byron W. Hamilton

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Byron W. Hamilton, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action on Hill 212, near Sergy, France, July 28, 1918. When leading a rushing attack on machine-guns on Hill 212. Sergeant Hamilton rallied his company after it had become disorganized under a machine-gun barrage and all the officers were killed or wounded. He led his men forward in an effective attack and was shortly afterwards killed while moving along his line.