George Mcfarling
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 116, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George McFarling, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cierges, northeast of Chateau-Thierry, France, July 31, 1918. Although he was himself severely wounded, Private McFarling crawled over to an exposed and dangerous place to render first aid to a seriously wounded comrade, and while doing so received a fatal wound.
