Clarence A. Davis - War Hero

DAVIS

Posted By: S. Ferrall (email)
Date: 7/19/2004 at 06:56:23

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
Clarence A. Davis, corporal, Company D, 168th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in acton near Cote-de-Chatillon, France, October 14, 1918. During the attack he made his way forward through intense artillery and machine gun fire to rescue a wounded comrade. When he had reached a point about 25 yards in front of the enemy trenches he found that the man was dead, and he was himself so seriously wounded that he was compelled to return.

Residence at enlistment: Clarence, Iowa

-source: Official Register, State of Iowa 1921-1922, Twenty-Ninth Number, Military Decorations of Iowans in the World War, pg. 363

-transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall