David A. Oliphant
Home Town: Ashland, KY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to David A. Oliphant, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Romagne, France, October 14, 1918. By his energy, initiative, and courage, Sergeant Oliphant located several machine-gun nests and captured nine prisoners and an antitank gun when sent put with three other soldiers to locate the enemy positions.