Herbert E. Wallace

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Herbert E. Wallace, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Maribois Farm, north of Beney, France, September 16 – 22, 1918. On September 16, 1918, under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, without regard to his personal safety, he led a raiding party from our lines and attacked the Germans at Maribois Farm and in severe hand-to-hand fighting inflicted severe loss upon the enemy, captured numerous prisoners, and obtained the information for which he was sent. On September 22, 1918, he voluntarily led a second raiding party into Maribois Farm, inflicted great loss upon the enemy in hand-to-hand fighting, captured many prisoners, and obtained the desired information.