Zona Mckiddy
Home Town: Knoxville, TN
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Zona McKiddy, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. When his platoon had suffered heavy casualties and the runners had been killed by heavy artillery fire, Private McKiddy volunteered to carry a message calling for reinforcements. Making his way through a dense smoke barrage, he succeeded in reaching company headquarters and returning despite the intense bombardment.