Harry Thrall
Home Town: Dunningville, MI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 98, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry Thrall, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fismes, France, August 8, 1918. Private Thrall was called upon to carry a message to battalion headquarters. This necessitated his passing through an intense artillery barrage. He was severely wounded in the leg by shrapnel. In spite of his wound he struggled on, refusing first aid until the message was delivered.