Edward Adams
Home Town: Petersburg, VA
General Orders 70, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward Adams, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Medeah Ferme, France, October 5, 1918. After all the other runners in his company had become casualties, Private Adams carried numerous messages through heavy barrages and maintained communication with battalion headquarters at a critical moment in the operations.
