Harry H. Martin
Born:
Home Town: Emporia, KS
Status:
General Orders No. No. 27, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry H. Martin, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Brueil, France, July 18, 1918. Captain Martin, although severely wounded in the right side, before reaching the first objective, refused to be evacuated and continued to direct his company in the attack through heavy artillery and machine-gun fire to the second and third objective.