Henry A. West - War Hero

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Posted By: S. Ferrall (email)
Date: 8/9/2004 at 05:08:09

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
Henry A. West (army serial No. 2154039), private, first class, Company L, 117th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Molain, France, October 17, 1918. With another soldier he volunteered to go out across an open space swept by heavy machine gun fire for 150 yards to rescue two wounded soldiers. The mission was accomplished successfully.

Residence at enlistment: 1405 West Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa

-source: Official Register, State of Iowa 1921-1922, Twenty-Ninth Number, Military Decorations of Iowans in the World War, pg. 373

-transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall