Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr., Colonel, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ivoiry, France, September 29, 1918. When an enemy counterattack was imminent he went into the front lines under a violent artillery and machine-gun barrage, and by the coolness and certainty of his orders and the inspiring example of his personal courage reorganized his own command and took command of other units whose officers had been lost or diverted in the confusion of battle. Knocked down by a shell, he refused to be evacuated and continued to carry on the work of reorganizing his position and disposing the troops to a successful conclusion.