Spiros Thomas
Home Town: New York, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Spiros Thomas, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Landres-et-St. Georges, France, October 15, 1918. Sergeant Thomas, after all his officers and first sergeant had become casualties, took command of his company, led them forward under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, and retained complete control of the company, although suffering heavy casualties and under trying conditions, until relieved at the close of the day.