George Wells Batson
Home Town: Greenville, SC
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George Wells Batson, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 26, 1918. With absolute disregard for his personal safety Corporal Batson went 300 yards beyond the front line, in full view of the enemy and under heavy machine-gun fire, and brought back a wounded soldier.
