George C. Abbott
Home Town: Norman, OK
General Orders No. No. 128, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George C. Abbott, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fey-en-Haye, France, September 12, 1918. Sergeant Abbott saved the life of a soldier who was directly under the fire of an enemy machine gun by rushing the gun, killing the gunner, and capturing the gun. His gallant conduct inspired the men of his platoon to continue the advance.
