Sam Todor
Home Town: Harvey, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 39, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Sam Todor, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Cantigny, France, May 28, 1918. After ten others had been killed or wounded in an attempt to deliver a message, Private Todor carried an important message through heavy artillery and machine-gun fire and returned with a receipt showing the message had been delivered.