August F. Behrendt

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to August F. Behrendt, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Exermont, France, October 9, 1918. On three different occasions, Captain Behrendt reorganized his command, and, placing himself in the lead, advanced against machine-gun nests, each time accomplishing his mission, despite severe losses. He led a patrol against a nest, which was firing point-blank on his troops, continuing after half his patrol had been killed or wounded, rushing the nest and capturing the gun and crew.