Norman L. Botsford
Home Town: Pittsburgh, PA
General Orders No. No. 56, W.D., 1922
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Norman L. Botsford, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montfaucon, France, September 28, 1918. Although suffering from a painful shell wound while leading his platoon, Lieutenant Botsford declined to receive medical attention. He courageously kept on in the advance, bravely leading his men under extremely heavy shell and machine-gun fire until he collapsed. His devotion to duty and example in his wounded condition was a great inspiration to his men.
