George Korzysko
Home Town: Chicago, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George Korzysko, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Forges, France, September 26, 1918. During the action in Forges wood, Private Korszsko, single-handed, attacked and captured several machine guns, killing the gunners with hand grenades. It was while he was thus engaged that he was killed.