Harry C. Barnes, Jr.
Home Town: Tulsa, OK
General Orders No. No. 24, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry C. Barnes, Jr., First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for showing good judgment, bravery and determination in leading his patrol into the enemy’s lines in the Bois-Brule near St. Die, in the Vosges, France, on July 19, 1918. Although seriously wounded, First Lieutenant Barnes continued to direct his men and succeeded in driving off the enemy at the same time wounding four of the German patrol with his own revolver.
