William M. Menge

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William M. Menge, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Etienne-a-Arnes, France, October 3 – 9, 1918. Throughout the engagement Private Menge tended the wounded under shell fire and machine-gun fire, continuing with his work after two of his assistants had been killed and one wounded.