William F. Bolack
Home Town: Springfield, MA
General Orders No. 23, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William F. Bolack, Mechanic, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 25, 1913. While taking a train of machine-gun carts to the relief of his company in the front line, Mechanic Bolack was caught in a terrific bombardment, his train scattered, several of his mules killed, and he himself wounded. He had his wounds dressed at a nearby station and, refusing to be evacuated, passed through the bombardment three times while reorganizing his train and carrying out his mission.
