Harvey M. Ledwell
Home Town: Greensboro, NC
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 126, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harvey M. Ledwell, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Charmel, France, July 26, 1918. Although very seriously wounded, Sergeant Ledwell refused aid of his men, who stopped to assist him, ordering them forward and directing their attack until they had passed beyond hearing distance.