Clifford F. Phillips
Home Town: Falls City, NE
General Orders 95, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clifford F. Phillips, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bolshieozerke, Russia, April, 2, 1919. With a few men and two Lewis guns, First Lieutenant Phillips held the enemy counter attack for an hour until reinforcements arrived. He constantly encouraged and inspired his men by the example of heroism he set, refusing all aid when seriously wounded, to avoid weakening his small effective forces.
