Calvin J. Cressman
Home Town: Coopersburg, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Calvin J. Cressman, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Moirey, France, November 9, 1918. Private Cressman, first carrier for his automatic rifle team, advanced with a patrol against strong machine-gun positions. Although wounded five times, he refused to be taken back and continued to load the automatic rifle in the face of heavy machine-gun fire.