Earl W. Wall

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Earl W. Wall, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de- Malaumont, France, October 8, 1918. As battalion scout officer Lieutenant Wall led a patrol into the wood for the purpose of securing information of enemy units, in preparation for an attack. Severe machine-gun fire was encountered and this officer was wounded, but, with two soldiers, he continued on until he was wounded the second time, securing the desired information.