William L. Harris
Home Town: Malden, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 78, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William L. Harris, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Remy, France, September 13, 1918. While acting as a runner, between company and battalion headquarters, under terrific shell fire, Corporal Harris carried messages without regard to personal danger, until struck and killed by a shell.