George A. Mckinlock, Jr.
Home Town: Lake Forest, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 132, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George A. McKinlock, Jr., Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the attack on Berzy-le-Sec, France, July 21, 1918. Second Lieutenant McKinlock showed noble disregard of self and devotion to duty by traversing the front lines for information necessary in connection with his work as intelligence officer, and while fearlessly performing this work was killed.