Emerson R. Smith
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Home Town: Dayton, OH
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General Orders No. No. 28, W.D., 1921
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Emerson R. Smith, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Le Channel, France, July 26, 1918. Engaged as runner, Private Smith carried an important message through heavy shell and machine-gun fire, completing his mission, although so badly gassed that immediate removal to a hospital was necessary.