Elmer Earl
Home Town: Goshen, NY
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Elmer Earl, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Ripont Swamp, France, September 26, 1918. While passing through a swamp where most of the platoon was wounded, Corporal Earl dressed the wounds of several of his comrades, and, after reaching the shelter of a hill beyond, returned repeatedly and assisted many of his comrades to a place of safety.
