Isaac Neitzeit
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 59, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Isaac Neitzeit, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-la Naza, France, October 5, 1918. In the face of heavy machine-gun and grenade fire he went forward, with three other soldiers, and brought back five seriously wounded men to a point where they could get first-aid treatment. He showed bravery and coolness in effecting the rescue, in which he was himself wounded.