Henry French
Home Town: Maynardville, TN
General Orders 81, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry French, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Souplet, France, October 10, 1918. When his platoon was ordered to withdraw, Private First Class French manned a Lewis gun, the crew of which had become casualties, and, by delivering a heavy fire, successfully covered the withdrawal. Himself subjected to heavy enemy fire, and, wounded in the course of action, he remained at his post till the danger to his platoon was over.
