George Ackley
Home Town: Pomeroy, OH
General Orders No. 59, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George Ackley, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montfaucon, France, September 27, 1918. While leading his platoon, Sergeant Ackley stormed and destroyed two machine-gun nests. Later he again displayed utter disregard for his personal safety when he extricated his platoon from a perilous position, forcing a passage through the enemy and rejoining the remainder of the company.
