Henry N. Pride

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry N. Pride, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de- Chaume, France, October 10 – 12, 1918. Acting on his own initiative, he led a patrol of three which penetrated the enemy line and after killing three Germans returned with three prisoners, one machine-gun and one automatic rifle. When the commander of the company on his left was killed Lieutenant Pride assumed command and consolidated the position, repulsing two counterattacks in which the enemy lost 75 dead and wounded and ten prisoners.