Loris A. Withers

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Loris A. Withers, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the attack and capture of Montfaucon, France, September 27 – 29, 1918. After being wounded in the arm on the morning of September 27, 1918, Lieutenant Withers refused medical attention and remained in command of his platoon in action for two days and nights until ordered to the rear by the battalion surgeon on September 29, 1918. The courage and leadership displayed by Lieutenant Withers greatly inspired the officers and men of his battalion and were important factors in the capture of Montfaucon and the positions to the north, by the 313th Infantry.