Ben Kunieawsky

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ben Kunieawsky, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Exermont, France, October 4, 1918. Private Kunieawsky, with a companion, went forward in front of our lines to flank and locate the enemy machine-gun nests, whose fire was halting the advance of our Infantry. They were exposed to heavy machine-gun fire but pushed forward. His companion was mortally wounded, but Private Kunieawsky continued and located the enemy position and returned with information which enabled our forces to put nests out of action.