Pennington H. Way
Born: Philadelphia, PA
Home Town: St. Davids, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Pennington H. Way, Second Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Buxieres, France, September 12, 1918. Lieutenant Way with First Lieutenant Gundelach, pilot, volunteered for a hazardous mission to bomb concentrations of enemy troops. They successfully bombed their objective, but while returning were attacked by eight enemy planes. Their plane was brought down in flames and both officers killed.