Elwood Twiford

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Elwood Twiford, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. Having become separated from the remainder of his squad in a heavy fog, and, being surrounded by several enemy machine- gunners, Private Twiford set up his automatic rifle and within a few minutes killed or captured all of the enemy near him.