Russell Oke
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Russell Oke, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Chateau Charmois, France, November 9, 1918. Disregarding personal peril, Sergeant Oke attacked and reduced a machine-gun nest, killing two of the crew and driving the others from their guns.
