Oscar O. Taylor

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Oscar O. Taylor, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ville-en-Woevre, France, November 9, 1918. Displaying inspiring courage, Sergeant Taylor led his section through three heavy artillery barrages and directed the mounting of his guns on positions which he had personally reconnoitered, under heavy machine-gun re. At a critical juncture, when the infantry was held up by enemy fire, he successfully led the nearest infantry combat group forward in the assault, under cover of fire from his own guns.