Floyd W. Prescott
Home Town: Lansing, MI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 142, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Floyd W. Prescott, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at St. Gilles, near Fismes, France, August 4, 1918. Corporal Prescott, with other soldiers, made frequent trips to maintain telephone communication between battalion and regimental headquarters during a destructive enemy bombardment. All other lines had been destroyed and as this line was used by both infantry and artillery for communication with the rear it was of the utmost importance that it be maintained.