Name:
William L. Packard
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
1st Sanitary Trains, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-10-05
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cem., Arlington, Virginia
Plot:
Section 18
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Distinguished Service Cross
Comments:
William L. Packard enlisted in the Army on May 12, 1917 at Ft. Sam, Houston, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Ambulance Company No. 2, 1st Sanitary Trains, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on October 5, 1918 and is now buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for for extraordinary heroism in action near Exermont, France, October 5, 1918. In going to the aid of a wounded comrade, Private Packard was himself mortally wounded, but continued on his self-sacrificing mission till he was too week from loss of blood to continue his work, dying shortly afterward. General Orders No. 37. W.D., 1919