Frederic H. Prudhomme

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frederic H. Prudhomme, Second Lieutenant, French Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Woel, France, September 14, 1918. Having been ordered to occupy the village of Woel, which he found to be held by one company of Germans, Lieutenant Prudhomme unhesitatingly attacked with one section and captured the town, taking 18 prisoners and two machine-guns and killing many of the enemy. He then held the position for 24 hours against several hostile counterattacks.