Harold Ketchem

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold Ketchem, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. Private Ketchem, a runner, carried many messages under heavy fire. At one time when his platoon was held up by machine-gun fire he, with another soldier, refused to take cover, but delivered effective rifle fire until the machine gun was silenced, thereby enabling his platoon to continue its advance.