Gaitan Liaras

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Gaitan Liaras, Captain, French Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-Guisy, France, September 26, 1918. Preceding his five tanks on foot, Captain Liaras personally directed the attack on enemy machine guns and snipers that had held up the advance of an entire infantry brigade. He killed two of the enemy himself and assisted in the capture of the remainder.