Eugene F. Knoke
Home Town: Glasston, MT
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 3, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Eugene F. Knoke, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Gesnes, France, September 29, 1918. Private Knoke performed his duties as company runner with the utmost fearlessness, crossing fire-swept fields on two occasions to carry important messages to neighboring units.