Iver Orcutt

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Iver Orcutt, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Preny, France, November 1, 1918. When it was rumored that several of the front line companies had been forced to withdraw, Private Orcutt volunteered and went over the entire front during the night, reporting back the exact location of each unit. His mission was accomplished under shrapnel fire and gas, but he succeeded where many other runners had failed.