Gilbert W. Wilcox
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 128, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Gilbert W. Wilcox, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action on the Vesle River, near Ville Savoye, France, August 11, 1918. Private First Class Wilcox volunteered to go into Ville-Savoye at a time when it was under a heavy bombardment to rescue a wounded officer.
