George F. Spinney
Home Town: Faneuil, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George F. Spinney, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action north of Verdun, France, October 27, 1918. While advancing with the first wave Corporal Spinney, with another soldier, attacked a machine-gun nest and killed two of the crew. While attempting to capture the remainder of the crew this gallant officer was himself killed.