August Hageman
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders 95, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to August Hageman, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Crezancy, France, July 15, 1918. Private Hageman carried frequent messages through barrage fire, and later brought in wounded and carried ammunition to the front line. On July 26, near Jaulgonne, this man also carried messages through the most violent shellfire.