Herbert D. Ryman
Home Town: Mount Pulaski, IL
General Orders 64, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Herbert D. Ryman, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Gilles, France, August 17, 1918. While administering first aid to a wounded soldier, Captain Ryman was himself mortally wounded. Refusing aid, he assisted in rendering and directing the treatment of three other soldiers. Though weakened by loss of blood, he showed utter disregard for his personal danger, refusing to accept treatment until the other wounded had been cared for.
