George R. Fratus
Home Town: Providence, RI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 95, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George R. Fratus, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Aincreville, France, November 1, 1918. When telephone communications had been cut off, Private Fratus volunteered to carry messages to the Battalion Commander. Though he was wounded in passing through an intense artillery barrage, he succeeded in delivering the messages.