George E. Rand
Home Town: Vasselboro, ME
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George E. Rand, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in Bois-de- Barricourt, France, November 2, 1918. First Lieutenant Rand led his platoon in the face of terrific machine-gun fire, capturing four machine-guns and their crews, thereby facilitating the advance of the command. Over half of his men were either killed or wounded before reaching the objective.
