William Jackson
Home Town: Easton, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Jackson, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Blanc Mont Ridge, France, October 3 – 9, 1918. While acting as battalion runner, Sergeant Jackson, regardless of personal danger, many times volunteered and carried messages under the most intense shell fire, thereby greatly assisting in maintaining liaison with other units.