Clayton E. Swanson
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 37, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clayton E. Swanson, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mont Blanc, France, October 4, 1918. On learning that a member of his squad was in front of the lines in a heavily shelled position, Corporal Swanson obtained permission to make a search, to find that the man was dead.
