Henry C. Molter
Home Town: Pittsburg, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 81, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry C. Molter, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montfaucon, France, September 28, 1918. Sergeant Molter volunteered and led a detachment to recover ammunition from a dump which was under fire and liable to explode at any minute. Working under a heavy gas attack, he succeeded in removing the dump to a place of safety.