Benjamin Yabovitz
Home Town: Chelsea, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Benjamin Yabovitz, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Remy, France, September 12, 1918. While carrying a message through an advance trench, Private Yabovitz was attacked by 14 of the enemy. After receiving two bayonet wounds, this soldier succeeded in killing three of the enemy and capturing the other 11, whom he brought to the rear.