George Ogden

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George Ogden, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montblainville, France, September 27, and near Beslieux, France, November 2 – 9, 1918. While acting as battalion scout, Corporal Ogden succeeded in driving away the crews of two enemy machine-guns by sniping. Operating one of these guns himself and a sergeant the other, they materially assisted in repulsing an enemy counterattack On another occasion, while leading a patrol of ten men on the Vesle River, Corporal Ogden succeeded in getting on the flank of the enemy and by rifle fire forced about 100 to retreat from a trench in disorder, inflicting many casualties. Later he succeeded in getting in the rear of the enemy positions, remaining in hiding until night, and then returned with valuable information relative to the enemy’s positions.