Roy Harris
Home Town: Quitman, GA
General Orders No. No. 145, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Roy Harris, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action west of Fismes, France, August 5, 1918. Private Harris was a member of a small detachment of engineers which went out in advance of the front line of the infantry through an enemy barrage from 77 millimeters and one-pounder guns to construct a footbridge over the River Vesle. As soon as their operations were discovered machine-gun fire was opened up on them, but, undaunted, the party continued at work, removing the German wire entanglements and completing a bridge which was of great value in subsequent operations.
