Russell C. Smith
Home Town: Hagerstown, MD
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 15, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Russell C. Smith, Mechanic, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 15, 1918. While carrying a message to the battalion commander, in the Bois-de-Consenvoye, Mechanic Smith was caught in an artillery barrage and severely wounded. Greatly exhausted, he refused medical attention and continued with the message until he reached the battalion headquarters.