Milledge A. Gordon

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Milledge A. Gordon, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Harricourt, France, September 26 – October 17, 1918. Orders for his relief having failed to reach him, Sergeant Gordon remained on duty all night, maintaining liaison between gun sections of his platoon. exposed to severe shell fire from which he was gassed, Sergeant Gordon nevertheless stayed with his company, and while going forward on October 8, he fainted from the effects of the gas and was evacuated to the rear, unconscious. Regaining consciousness while en route to the casualty clearing station, he crawled out of the ambulance and worked his way back to his company without securing treatment. Though still suffering from weakness, he persistently refused to be evacuated and took part in subsequent engagements with his platoon until he was killed in action October 17, 1918.