Varlourd Pearson

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Varlourd Pearson, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Baulny, France, September 28, 1918. Though wounded three times by shrapnel and machine-gun bullets, Sergeant Pearson refused to be evacuated and continued to lead the advance of ; his platoon, remaining in command for several hours till he received a fourth wound which proved fatal.