Andre P. Martelliere

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Andre P. Martelliere, Captain, French Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the vicinity of Juvigny, France, August 20 and September 2, 1918. Captain Martelliere, in command of the 8th Company of 64th Battalion, Chasseurs Alpins, French Army, which company operated as a liaison unit of the 32d American Division, maintained communication on an exposed flank under heavy enemy fire during the four days of the operation. On September 2, although suffering from the effects of gas, he continued on and fearlessly led his company in the assault on Mont-de-Leuilly under heavy enemy fire and assisted in the capture of the position, together with a number of prisoners and much material.