Thomas J. Smith
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 107, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas J. Smith, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action on June 6, 1918, near Chateau-Thierry, France. After having been severely wounded, Corporal Smith remained with his platoon, encouraging and urging on men in the absence of their platoon sergeant, who had been killed.