William H. Russell
Home Town: Detroit, MI
General Orders No. No. 16, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William H. Russell, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bolshieozerke, Russia, April 1, 1919. Corporal Russell assumed command of a Russian machine-gun crew, in addition to his own, and held his position for ten hours against determined attacks of a greatly superior force. When the enemy fire was so severe as to cause the Russians to temporarily leave their gun, he himself took charge of the gun and continued the fire.
