Mack O. Oliver
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Mack O. Oliver, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action west of the Meuse, France, October 11, 1918. After having been severely wounded by shrapnel, Sergeant Oliver refused to leave the lines, realizing the urgent need of men. After being relieved, he walked to the dressing station, despite his weakness from loss of blood, and his painful suffering from the wound.