Forney B. Mintz

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Forney B. Mintz, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Binarville, France, September 28, 1918. Sergeant Mintz, in command of a platoon, worked his way through the enemy rear guard and captured five machine guns and an ammunition carrying party. Although badly wounded when an organized position of the enemy was encountered, he made his way back to request reinforcements and brought with him two German prisoners, from whom valuable information was obtained.