Harry Ingersoll

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry Ingersoll, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montfaucon, France, September 26, 1918. Captain Ingersoll showed absolute disregard for personal danger in leading his company in an attack against an enemy position, strongly entrenched and protected by barbed wire entanglements. Although he was killed at the enemy wire by machine-gun fire, his men, inspired by his courage, carried on the attack and took the enemy position, which had been holding up the advance.