George L. Wright
Home Town: Norristown, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George L. Wright, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Malancourt, France, September 28, 1918, and November 6, 1918. On September 28, in order to save his men, Captain Wright crossed a clearing, under heavy machine-gun fire, to secure information of the troops on his flank. On November 6, he set a splendid example to his men, under heavy shell fire, by going from shell hole to shell hole, encouraging them and directing them to safe places.