George A. Wilkinson

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George A. Wilkinson, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cote-de-Chatillon, France, October 14, 1918. While leading his platoon up the steep and strongly fortified slopes of Hill 288 under terrific machine-gun fire, with great dash and courage Sergeant Wilkinson charged and captured three machine-gun nests which had caused severe losses to his platoon. On two occasions he reorganized his platoon under heavy machine-gun fire, and while unfalteringly pressing his advantage in personally charging and putting out of action a fourth machine-gun emplacement he received the wound which caused his instant death.