Henry Knight
Home Town: Easton, ME
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry Knight, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Crezancy, France, July 15, 1918. After his company had been relieved Private Knight remained to guide the new organization through the intense artillery and machine-gun fire, and for three days carried food and water to the wounded, who could not be removed during the bombardment.