Harold A. Batten
Home Town: South Boston, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 15, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold A. Batten, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Marcheville, France, September 26, 1918. While the squad to which Corporal Batten belonged was proceeding to its objective all the other members were either killed or wounded. After procuring assistance for the wounded soldiers, he immediately attached himself to another squad of his section and remained on duty with it throughout the day.