Archie M. Zavitz
Home Town: Fruitport, MI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 81, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Archie M. Zavitz, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Romagne, France, October 9, 1918. Facing heavy fire, Sergeant Zavitz crawled 75 yards in advance of the platoon he commanded and reduced a machine-gun nest with rifle grenades.