Newell R. Fiske
Home Town: Cranford, NJ
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Newell R. Fiske, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fossoy, France, July 15, 1918. Captain Fiske fearlessly led his troops in a counterattack through intense artillery fire, inspiring his men by his gallant conduct. He lost his life while in the performance of this act.
