George Plummer
Home Town: Bethesda, MD
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 117, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George Plummer, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action south of Soissons, France, July 18 – 25, 1918. Private Plummer distinguished himself by volunteering three times to carry messages through heavy shell fire after all runners had been killed or wounded.