Henry Vieira

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry Vieira, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action south of Soissons, France, July 18, 1918, During the attack and advance on July 18, 1918, and after all the runners had been killed or wounded, Private Vieria volunteered to carry messages through heavy machine-gun and shell fire. He succeeded in this undertaking, thereby keeping up vitally important communication with regimental headquarters.