Paul Von Krebs
Home Town: Franklin Park, NJ
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 55, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Paul Von Krebs, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Sergy, France, July 29 – 30, 1918. Sergeant Von Krebs displayed exceptional bravery in voluntarily carrying wounded men to safety across shell-swept areas. Later he took charge of two platoons, whose officers had become casualties, and reorganized them. Strengthening these with stragglers from other organizations, he led them all into the attack at a critical moment.