Louis C. Rupholdt
Home Town: Goshen, IN
General Orders No. No. 24, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Louis C. Rupholdt, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mezy, France, July 15, 1918. Sergeant Rupholdt held his post on the back of the Marne until nearly his entire platoon had been annihilated and he himself wounded. After being carried a short distance to the rear he continued to direct the defense of the position until killed.
