Reuben B. Hutchcraft
Home Town: Paris, KY
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Reuben B. Hutchcraft, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Sedan, France, November 7, 1918. Captain Hutchcraft personally took command of a platoon of his company which was designated as advance guard and led his patrol to the most advanced point reached by any of our troops during the engagement. He was killed while making reconnaissance within 30 yards of enemy machine guns.
