Ernest Hyman
Home Town: Palmyra, NC
Status: KIA
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ernest Hyman, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. Becoming separated from his organization in the smoke and fog, Private Hyman joined another soldier and was instrumental in breaking up three machine-gun nests and capturing four prisoners. After reaching the objective, he volunteered and accompanied a reconnaissance patrol 600 yards beyond the line to make sure that the valley was clear of the enemy. Private Hyman was later killed in action.
