Willes Rodgers
Home Town: Argenta, IL
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Willes Rodgers, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Consenvoye, France, October 10, 1918. Although suffering painfully from an infected hand, Private Rodgers acted as stretcher bearer while his company was in action. He made five trips to the dressing stations, a total distance of about 25 miles, and was under shell fire at all stages of his journey.
