Herbert N. Peters

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Herbert N. Peters, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Les Huit Chemins, France, September 12 – 14, 1918. As commander of the support company of his battalion, Captain Peters displayed courage and leadership by rushing two platoons into position to protect the right flank of the battalion, which had suddenly become exposed. Under his personal leadership, in the face of intense machine-gun and shell, fire a number of enemy machine-gun nests were stormed and enemy combat troops dispersed. Serious danger to the advancing line was thereby averted. Captain Peters was killed shortly afterward in a raid on the enemy.