Henry M. Smith
Home Town: Greensburg, PA
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry M. Smith, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Malancourt, France, September 26, 1918. Although painfully wounded while leading a platoon of his company against strong machine-gun nests, Captain Smith continued the advance until all the machine-guns in his immediate front were silenced and the crews killed or taken prisoners. He continued on duty until ordered to the rear by his regimental commander.
