Melvin N. Hardin
Home Town: Greer, SC
General Orders No. 59, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Melvin N. Hardin, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 23 – 27, 1918. During four days of operations and under unusually adverse conditions, Private Hardin, acting as company runner, repeatedly carried messages from company headquarters to the front line, over open ground, subjected to shell and direct machine-gun fire. With practically no food or sleep, and showing absolute disregard for personal safety, he successfully performed each mission, aiding materially in the maintenance of liaison and the success of the attack.
