Martin Matthew Gill
Home Town: New York, NY
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Martin Matthew Gill, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Landres-et-St. Georges, France, October 15, 1918. Displaying remarkable coolness and bravery, under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, Private Gill volunteered in every way possible to assist in administering to the wound ed. Going forward over hazardous area, he brought in a wounded comrade to a place of safety.
