SMITH, IVAN H.

Sergeant, U.S. Army

Company E, 125th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, A.E.F.

Date of Action: July 31, 1918

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ivan H. Smith, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the forcing of a passage of the River Ourcq and the capture of the heights beyond, near Cierges, northeast of Chateau-Thierry, France, July 31, 1918. Sergeant Smith captured a machine-gun single-handed and after being wounded while so doing so, reorganized his platoon before being taken back for first aid.

General Orders No. No. 132, W.D., 1918

Sergeant Smith joined the Legion of Valor in 1964 and resided in Indiana.