William F. Frank

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William F. Frank, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Buzancy, France, October 23, 1918. While flying in the rear of a formation, returning from a bombing raid, Lieutenant Frank’s machine was attacked by three hostile planes (Fokker type). Lieutenant Frank was wounded and rendered unconscious early in the encounter, but upon recovering he shot down a Fokker which was attacking the leader of the formation and drove off two others which were pressing him from the side.