Rupert C. Kuhn

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Rupert C. Kuhn, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action northeast of Ronssoy, France, September 27, 1918. During the attack on the Hindenburg line Sergeant Kuhn, with utter disregard of his own personal danger, unhesitatingly left the shelter of the trenches and went forward under heavy enemy artillery and machine- gun fire and succeeded in rescuing two wounded comrades who were lying helpless in a forward machine-gun position, bringing them to a place of safety where they could receive first-aid treatment. His gallant conduct and devotion to his comrades greatly inspired the men of his battalion.