Roy R. Kriechbaum
Home Town: Chambersburg, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 11, W.D., 1921
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Roy R. Kriechbaum, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fismette, France, August 9, 1918. When the town of Fismette was held both by the enemy and our forces, Captain Kriechbaum voluntarily exposed himself to heavy close-range machine- gun fire in order to rescue a wounded soldier. While in the performance of this heroic act, he was severely wounded in both legs.