Arthur J. Goetsch
Home Town: Walnut, IA
General Orders No. No. 147, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arthur J. Goetsch, Private First class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Ville Savoye, France, August 11, 1918. Although his eyes had been burned by gas, Sergeant Goetsch volunteered for duty and assisted in the construction of an artillery bridge across the Vesle River, under constant machine-gun and artillery fire, setting a conspicuous example of personal bravery and devotion to duty.
