Elmer C. Grabinski
Home Town: Fon du Lac, WI
General Orders No. 99, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Elmer C. Grabinski, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in the action between Sergy and Villers-sur-Fere, France, on July 28, 1918. Corporal Grabinski led his gun crew with courage and fearlessness in the attack north of the River Ourcq. He directed the fire of his gun with excellent effect, shooting several enemy snipers. Showing always the greatest eagerness to press forward and always disregarding his own safety, he was killed after leading his men forward successfully to their objective.
