Earl M. Guinup
Home Town: Fulton, NY
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Earl M. Guinup, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Grand Pre, France, October 23, 1918. While Grand Pre was being severely bombarded by artillery, Private Guinup volunteered to enter a section of the town to determine the advisability of his company’s entrance therein. He successfully accomplished his mission through the severe barrage and returned with the necessary information for the entrance.
