William B. Dollard
Home Town: New Bedford, MA
General Orders No. No. 1, W.D., 1926
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William B. Dollard, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 22, 1918. When he learned that a colonel lay wounded in an exposed position in front of the lines, Private Dollard asked and obtained permission of his company commander to go to the officer’s assistance. While attempting to perform this courageous duty he was killed by machine-gun fire.
