Edward P. Brooks

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward P. Brooks, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Pont-Maugis, France, November 7, 1918. Exposing himself to intense machine-gun and artillery fire, Lieutenant Brooks personally reconnoitered the ground over which an attack was to be made. He then skillfully led his men in a successful attack on the village, which was defended by machine guns and a 77 mm. gun firing on the advancing troops. Lieutenant Brooks coolly led his platoon in the face of this fire until they were near enough to put the enemy gunners to route by rifle fire.