William L. Gillespie
Home Town: Fort Wayne, IN
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William L. Gillespie, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Forest of Argonne, France, October 4, 1918. While carrying a message from the support to the firing line, Private Gillespie was severely wounded, but he continued on his mission and delivered his message.