Julius A. Mood
Home Town: Summerton, SC
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 132, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Julius A. Mood, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the fighting of July 19 – 21, 1918, near Soissons, France. Captain Mood voluntarily exposed himself to fire repeatedly in order to get information and direct operations, and was killed while leading a battalion to the attack.