Marcel H. Michel

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Marcel H. Michel, Sergeant, French Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the region of St. Mihiel, France, September 12, 1918. Sergeant Michel, while on a reconnaissance, had his wireless outfit destroyed by enemy fire. Realizing that he could not communicate with his lines, and also being well into the enemy’s territory, he descended to an extremely low altitude. Disregarding the enemy’s antiaircraft and ground machine-gun fire, he attacked an enemy convoy, causing considerable damage.