Emery W. Mills

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Emery W. Mills, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Grand Pre, France, October 25, 1918. Lieutenant Mills asked permission to lead a platoon against strong enemy machine-gun nests which were blocking the advance of the battalion. He not only led his platoon in a daring and extraordinarily successful attack, but personally advanced ahead of his platoon and captured two machine guns. During the consolidation of the line he fearlessly walked up and down the line under intense machine-gun and artillery fire, establishing strong points and encouraging his men.