Loyd J. Tibbetts
Home Town: East Highlands, CA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 26, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Loyd J. Tibbetts, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-St. Remy, France, September 12, 1918. Although twice wounded Private Tibbetts continued to direct the fire of an automatic-rifle squad, after which he led them forward, engaging in a hand-to-hand encounter with the enemy until he dropped from loss of blood.