Elmer L. Norris

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Elmer L. Norris, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Exermont, France, October 5, 1918. Corporal Norris, an automatic rifleman, crept about 600 yards ahead of the line held by our troops and after locating two enemy machine guns, he opened fire and succeeded in destroying one of the enemy guns and forcing two of the enemy to surrender. He then turned the captured gun on the enemy to such effect that his company was able to advance with slight loss.