Cecil E. Thompson
Home Town: Fellows, CA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Cecil E. Thompson, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Eclisfontaine, France, September 28, 1918. Engaged in scouting duty, Private Thompson went forward on his own initiative, and located the position of the enemy on our front. After an all-night exploit, he returned with this information. Without rest, he went out in the morning and located a troublesome machine-gun nest.