George Petrimean

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George Petrimean, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action northeast of Exermont, France, October 9, 1918. Sergeant Petrimean led his machine-gun section through heavy machine-gun and artillery fire to an exposed position in order to engage an enemy machine gun which was causing heavy casualties to his battalion. He was killed during the attack. Sergeant Petrimean had previously performed a gallant service while keeping his machine-gun section in action during a heavy enemy bombardment at Cantigny, France, May 28, 1918