Charles Maass

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles Maas, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Mihiel, France, September 15 – 16, 1918. After all the other company runners had been evacuated because of wounds, Private Maass, although himself wounded, refused to go to the rear and remained on duty, carrying messages through heavy shell fire and maintaining liaison with all four platoons until his company was relieved.