Gilbert A. Spencer
Home Town: Ionia, MI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Gilbert A. Spencer, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 18, 1918. After being severely wounded and ordered to the rear by his commanding officer, Sergeant Spencer gathered together about 15 men who were retreating, took them back to the line and turned them over to the commanding officer of his company.