Earl R. Small

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Earl R. Small, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montblainville, France, September 28, 1918. In the face of a concentration of enemy machine-gun and rifle fire, Sergeant Small, together with Private Schwing of his company, voluntarily left the shelter of the trenches constantly under observation of the enemy, advanced across open ground a distance of 75 yards, rescued a severely wounded soldier, and carried him to shelter. The bravery and devotion to duty thus displayed inspired and encouraged the members of their command, inciting them to still greater endeavors.