Arnold Klaesi

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arnold Klaesi, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 18, 1918. Although weakened from the effects of having been twice gassed, Private Klaesi voluntarily left his place of comparative safety and advanced under terrific artillery and machine-gun fire to the aid of his company commander who had been severely wounded, and assisted him to the rear. Informed by his commanding officer that he might remain a the rear, Private Klaesi returned to the front line and continued in action.