Herbert Ward
Home Town: Paintsville, KY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 39, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Herbert Ward, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Berzy-le-Sec, France, July 19, 1918. After his platoon leader had been wounded, Sergeant Ward reorganized the platoon under heavy fire and led it to its objective. He then led forward a patrol to locate the enemy positions, during which reconnaissance he was wounded by a machine-gun bullet. The ball lodged above the right eye. After receiving first aid he returned to the unit for duty. During a subsequent attack in the Argonne he was again wounded.