Hans P. Christiansen
Home Town: St. Paul, MN
General Orders No. 99, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hans P. Christiansen, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Cantigny, France, May 27 – 28, 1918. First Sergeant Christianson refused to receive treatment, although sick, and walked up and down the line encouraging his men and exposing himself to shell and machine-gun fire.
