Hardin F. Horton

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hardin F. Horton, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-Chaume, France, October 10, 1918. Although twice wounded, Lieutenant Horton refused to leave his command, continuing to lead it through annihilating machine- gun and perilous shell fire. When a machine gun on the flank opened fire and caused many casualties on his forces, he seized a rifle, and, firing from a standing position, he was wounded a third time and killed.