Davidson U. N. Latham

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Davidson U. N. Latham, Wagoner, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Septsarges, France, October 24, 1918. When an enemy shell struck some pyrotechnics stored in the ammunition dump of his organization, Wagoner Latham assisted in removing inflammable material and placing the fire under control. Through his coolness and courage, the destruction of a large quantity of near-by ammunition was avoided.