Elmer W. Gardner
Home Town: Binghamton, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 7, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Elmer W. Gardner, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action south of Soissons, France, July 18, 1918. While acting as a runner, Private Gardner was seriously wounded, but in spite of his injury, he struggled forward and delivered his message