Henry Coventry
Home Town: Philadelphia, PA
General Orders No. 78, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry Coventry, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Juvin, France, October 11 – 27, 1918. All the officers of his company having become casualties, Sergeant Coventry assumed command, and by his coolness and good judgment, successfully led it to its objective. He was himself wounded in the leg during the operations, but he refused to be evacuated until his company was relieved.
