Zebulon B. Thornburg
Home Town: Concord, NC
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Zebulon B. Thornburg, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montbrehain, France, October 8 – 16, 1918. Although he was severely wounded on October 8 to such an extent that eating was impossible, First Lieutenant Thornburg remained as second in command until the night of October 16, when he was again wounded during an advance by his company.