Harry H. Horton

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry H. Horton, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montfaucon, France, October 11, 1918. Although himself severely wounded in the legs, chest, and face, and his lower jaw shattered by the explosion of an enemy shell in the first-aid station, Private Horton, refusing first aid and, despite the fact that he was speechless and suffering intense pain, made his way under heavy fire to the nearest dugout and summoned aid for his wounded comrades. He then returned to his station and assisted in the evacuation of the wounded.