Fred H. Sexton
Home Town: Union, SC
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fred H. Sexton, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Molleville Farm, France, October 17, 1918. During the thickest of the fight in the attack on Molleville Farm Lieutenant Sexton set out alone to locate enemy machine-gun positions. While on this mission he was killed.