Effingham B. Morris, Jr.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Effingham B. Morris, Jr., Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montfaucon, France, September 27, 1918. Leading his battalion in attack, Major Morris, then a captain, was painfully wounded in the leg, but continued in command during the four days’ action that followed. By his persistence in remaining despite his severe wound, Major Morris set an example which contributed largely to the success of the operations.