Frederick J. Trestrail
Home Town: Jersey City, NJ
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 1, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frederick J. Trestrail, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action north of Verdun, France, October 11, 1918. When the advance of his company was checked by terrific enfilading fire from machine-guns, Lieutenant Trestrail halted his men and with great coolness ascended a hill to ascertain the location of the enemy machine- gun nests. He had barely reached the top of the hill when he was killed by an exploding shell.