Henry B. Glass
Home Town: Lynchburg, VA
General Orders 87, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry B. Glass, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action north of Verdun, France, October 8 – 15, 1918. Corporal Glass repeatedly volunteered to carry messages through violent artillery and machine-gun fire, after other runners failed to get through. After being gassed and ordered to the rear, this soldier continued on duty until he collapsed.
