Walter Fiechter
Home Town: Philadelphia, PA
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Walter Fiechter, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Agnan, France, July 16, 1918. Although painfully wounded at the start of an attack, First Lieutenant Fiechter refused to be evacuated, but continued to lead his platoon forward until ordered to withdraw. His courage was an inspiration to his command.
