Henry E. Kyburg
Home Town: Springfield, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 14, W.D., 1928
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry E. Kyburg, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Hill 240, north of Exermont, France, October 6, 1918. During the attack and consolidation of positions near Hill 240, Lieutenant Kyburg constantly exposed himself to a very heavy sweeping machine-gun and shell fire in order to supervise personally the reorganization of his company and the consolidation of the positions gained.