Russell B. Livermore

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Russell B. Livermore, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near the Bois-de-Belleau, France, July 18, 1918. As his battalion was advancing across an open field, it came under fire from a hostile machine gun located in a strong enfilading position in a ravine. Hastily gathering a group of men from his platoon, Lieutenant Livermore led them in a charge on the nest and put it out of action, capturing eleven prisoners and saving his battalion many casualties.