Harry Lee Newton
Home Town: White Hall, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry Lee Newton, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vieville-en-Haye, France, November 1, 1918. Private Newton acted as runner during offensive operations, and under severest enemy barrages carried important messages to and from the front lines.