Irving Woolfe

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Irving Woolfe, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Revillon, France, September 10, 1918. Volunteering to serve on a patrol for the purpose of capturing prisoners, Private Woolfe crawled forward to a sentry post 25 yards from the enemy lines. Overpowering two sentries, he started back under a heavy barrage of rifle grenades and rifle fire, and, ignoring his great danger, he successfully delivered his prisoners to the battalion commander.