Harold Wilkinson
Home Town: Williams, IA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 117, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold Wilkinson, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action south of Soissons, France, July 20, 1918. When the enemy was forming for a counter attack Private Wilkinson carried messages three times through their heavy barrage, and although in an exhausted condition from that work, he remained with his company throughout the entire operations.