Daris V. Ford
Home Town: North Platte, NE
General Orders 78, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Daris V. Ford, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action on the River Vesle, east of St. Thibaut, France, August 6, 1918. While his company was advancing ahead of the Infantry toward the Vesle River, to put in foot-bridges, Private Ford, acting as liaison messenger, displayed undaunted courage and utter disregard for his personal safety, by time after time carrying messages through a terrific enemy barrage and heavy machine- gun fire, each time successfully accomplishing his mission.
