Pontiac J. Williams, Jr.
Home Town: Bay Shore, MI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 117, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Pontiac J. Williams, Jr., Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Hill No. 212, near Sergy, northeast of Chateau-Thierry, France, July 31, 1918. Private Williams volunteered to go out in front of our lines and bring in a wounded runner. Although he was shot in the face before he reached the runner, he accomplished his mission.