Alvin J. Luebke
Home Town: Forestville, WI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alvin J. Luebke, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Roche, France, October 27, 1918. Regaining consciousness while being carried to the rear after he had been wounded by an exploding shell, First Lieutenant Luebke returned immediately to his company, which he later led 500 meters into “No Man’s Land” for the purpose of organizing his position preparatory to an attack the next morning.