Henry S. Bailey
Home Town: Berkeley, CA
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry S. Bailey, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the Argonne-Meuse offensive, France, September 26, 1918. Commanding a small detachment which was being held up by machine-gun fire, Lieutenant Bailey, with one soldier proceeded to force the enemy’s withdrawal. Working ahead under terrific fire, although wounded, he made his way to the right flank of the enemy’s position, and within 15 minutes silenced the fire.
