Jacob Recktenwald
Home Town: Philadelphia, PA
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jacob Recktenwald, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Gibercy, France, November 7 – 10, 1918. On the night of November 7, Sergeant Recktenwald risked his own life in heavy artillery fire, going from shell hole to shell hole helping his wounded comrades. On November 10 he distributed rations to the men of his company under shell and machine-gun fire.
