Emil J. Eklund
Home Town: Butte, MT
General Orders No. No. 16, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Emil J. Eklund, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-du- Fays, France, October 5, 1918. The courageous conduct of Lieutenant Eklund while in command of the left flank platoon of the division during a strong enemy counterattack, exposed to heavy machine-gun and rifle fire, had a great moral effect on his men. The attack was repulsed after a hand-to-hand encounter in which many casualties were suffered.
