Morse N. B. Beattie
Home Town: Kalamazoo, MI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Morse N. B. Beattie, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cierges, France, July 31, 1918. Voluntarily leaving shelter Private First Class Beattie crossed an open field, subjected to heavy machine-gun and artillery fire, to give first aid to wounded soldiers. His heroic action saved the lives of the wounded men.