Matthew W. Forsyth, Jr.
Home Town: Cheltenham, PA
General Orders No. 59, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Matthew W. Forsyth, Jr., Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action Thiaucourt, France, September 12, 1918. When his gun position was subjected to a heavy enfilading fire, Private Forsyth continued in the service of his piece, regardless of his personal safety, and was killed while in the performance of his duty.
