Hugh L. Fontaine

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hugh L. Fontaine, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the region of Hageville, France, September 14, 1918. With First Lieutenant Hugh Brewster, First Lieutenant Fontaine attacked nine enemy monoplanes (Fokkers) at an altitude of 4,000 meters. He dived into the midst of the enemy formation without consideration for his personal safety, subjecting himself to great danger. By the suddenness and extreme vehemence of his attack, the machines were driven into confusion. Although greatly outnumbered he and Lieutenant Brewster succeeded in shooting down two of the enemy.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hugh L. Fontaine, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Champigneulles, France, October 10, 1918. While leading a patrol of three other machines Lieutenant Fontaine attacked four enemy planes in the region of Champigneulles. He succeeded in shooting down two of the enemy planes in flames. The first of these he shot down in the initial attack. The second he attacked while it was endeavoring to shoot down one of our planes which had been rendered helpless by the loss of one of its wings. He dived on the attacking plane and shot it down in flames.