George Riggle
Home Town: Sellersburg, IN
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George Riggle, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. With eight other soldiers, comprising the company headquarters detachment, Private Higgle assisted his company commander in cleaning out enemy dug-outs along a canal and capturing 242 prisoners.