Edwin W. Mclaughlin

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edwin W. McLaughlin, Mechanic, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. While the rest of his company was being held up by intensive machine-gun fire of the enemy, Mechanic McLaughlin advanced alone and put the guns out of action. On several other occasions he volunteered and accompanied patrols in attack against enemy nests, each time proving himself of the greatest assistance, successfully accomplishing his mission, despite great hazards.