William Wendell
Home Town: Cleveland, OH
General Orders No. No. 14, W.D., 1925
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Wendell, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action against hostile Moros on Patian Island, Philippine Islands, July 4, 1909. Sergeant Wendell with other men entered a cave occupied by a desperate enemy and in the face of a heavy fire, with utter disregard for his personal safety, aided in forcing the outlaws to abandon their stronghold, which resulted in their destruction by our forces.
