Peter Strucel
Home Town: Calumet, MI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 27, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Peter Strucel, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montfaucon, France, September 26, 1918. During an attack and under heavy machine- gun fire Sergeant Strucel showed exceptional courage and devotion to duty by constantly walking up and down the line cheering and encouraging his men. In the performance of this task he was killed.