Harold A. Dawson
Home Town: Kalamazoo, MI
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold A. Dawson, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Juvigny, France, August 31, 1918. Sergeant Dawson volunteered to go out into a field swept by artillery and machine-gun fire to administer first aid to wounded soldiers, constantly exposing himself to fire. His work saved the lives of many soldiers. After dark, when it was possible to remove the wounded from the field, he worked tirelessly during their evacuation to the first-aid station.
