Harrison Tompkins
Home Town: Yonkers, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 59, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harrison Tompkins, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois- de-la Naza, France, October 5, 1918. In the face of heavy machine-gun and grenade fire Sergeant Tompkins went forward, with three other soldiers, and brought back five seriously wounded men to a point where they could be given first-aid treatment. With utter disregard for his personal safety, he displayed courage, coolness, and good judgment in effecting the rescue.