Frank S. Steele

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank S. Steele, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Beuvardes, France, July 26, 1918. Corporal Steele, although severely wounded in the right shoulder, continued to lead his squad forward through heavy machine-gun fire. Later with a few others he took up a position in a sunken road and repulsed an enemy counterattack. His devotion to duty was an excellent example to the entire command.