Harry E. Flannery
Home Town: Hillsview, SD
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry E. Flannery, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-Bantheville, France, November 1, 1918. During heavy enemy shell fire Sergeant Flannery kept excellent control over his gun section and, when severely wounded, refused to be cared for until other men received first aid.
