Fred During

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fred During, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Nantillois, France, October 4, 1918. Lieutenant During crossed an open field toward the enemy under the heaviest of machine-gun fire, enfilading and frontal, in order to give directions to French tanks for an attack on enemy machine-guns. He was wounded in the leg and received a second wound while returning to his company. In spite of his wounds, he directed the attack from a shell hole until carried from the field, due to loss of blood.