Frank Arkman
Home Town: Bellingham, MN
General Orders No. 59, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank Arkman, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-la- Naza, France, October 5, 1918. With utter disregard for his personal safety, Private Arkman went forward with three other soldiers, in the face of heavy machine-gun and grenade fire, and brought back five seriously wounded men to a first-aid station. He displayed bravery, coolness, and good judgment in effecting the rescue.