Hearl Smith
Home Town: Willow Springs, MO
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 89, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hearl Smith, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cheppy, France, September 27, 1918. Having been mortally wounded while rushing a machine-gun nest, Sergeant Smith continued faithfully to perform his duties and calmly directed the movements of his half-platoon until he died on the field.