Ralph Ball
Home Town: Millbrook, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 23, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ralph Ball, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fleville, France, October 9, 1918. Although severely wounded, Corporal Ball led his section through a terrific barrage and advanced until his men had safely passed the bombed area before he would allow himself to be evacuated.