Eben A. Smith
Home Town: Waterloo, IA
Status: KIA
General Orders 89, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Eben A. Smith, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Crezancy, France, July 16, 1918. Although knocked down by the explosion of a shell, Sergeant Smith immediately got up and rendered valuable assistance to his platoon leader in conducting the movement of the platoon through the most intense shell fire. He was subsequently killed in action.
