Walter R. Mcclure
Home Town: Hammond, OR
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 14, W.D., 1928
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Walter R. McClure, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Soissons, France, July 17 – 23, 1918, and near Exermont, France, October 4, 1918. Captain McClure displayed exceptional gallantry during the battle at Soissons, July 18 – 23, 1918. From October 4 – 12, 1918, near Exermont, France, he displayed extraordinary heroism in leading his men forward under heavy enemy rifle, machine-gun, and artillery fire, successfully repulsing the enemy’s attacks.