HARVEY M. POSSINGER was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his extraordinary heroism on March 8, 1945, in the Philippines. Serving as a litter bearer section leader, he led an eight man squad to rescue six infantrymen who had been ambushed and wounded along a trail on a high ridge. After reaching the men, he was seriously wounded with a bullet in the chest. He immediately dressed his injury and then administered first aid to the other soldiers for 30 minutes while under heavy machine gun fire. He then led his men and the wounded soldiers down a steep ridge to safety.

Mr. Possinger resides in Pennsylvania.