George Matthews, Jr.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George Matthews, Jr., Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Arbre Guernon, France, October 18, 1918. After having been wounded in the head and suffering great pain, Lieutenant Matthews coolly and efficiently made dispositions for the security of his guns and safety of his men and the evacuation of the wounded. Later at a dressing station, though bleeding profusely, he refused surgical attention until other wounded men of his platoon had been cared for.