Henry J. Laviolette
Home Town: Marlboro, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 116, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry J. Laviolette, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Chateau-Thierry, France, July 20 – 23, 1918. Private Laviolette, acting as a runner, carried messages through heavy artillery fire with absolute fearlessness until killed.