Harold V. Beal
Home Town: Oak Ridge, MO
General Orders 89, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold V. Beal, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Chery-Chartreuve, France, August 13, 1918. Corporal Beal displayed unusual courage in repairing shattered telephone lines during a heavy barrage under direct observation by the enemy. He was repeatedly knocked down by concussion of shells and he was painfully wounded in the shoulder by a bursting shell, but he continued at his work until it was completed without seeking medical aid.
