Ocea V. Phillips

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ocea V. Phillips, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Suippes, France, July 15, 1918. After all telephone communication had been severed on account of heavy enemy shell fire, Sergeant Phillips volunteered and carried a very important message through an extremely heavy bombardment. Although wounded while carrying out this mission, he refused medical attention until the message had been delivered.