Clarence Witten
Home Town: Harold, KY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 132, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clarence Witten, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 20, 1918. Private Witten fearlessly exposed himself to fire, in order to obtain effective positions from which to fire upon enemy machine-gun nests, continuing this valuable work until seriously wounded.