Charles E. Deleuw
Home Town: Riverside, IL
General Orders No. No. 138, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles E. Deleuw, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ville Savoye, France, August 11, 1918. Captain Deleuw was in command of a detachment of engineers engaged in constructing an artillery bridge across the river Vesle under constant fire from machine-guns and bombardment by both high-explosive and gas shells. Although he was suffering from the effects of gas, this officer remained in charge of the party, directing the work, and furnishing his men a splendid example of courage under fire and disregard for personal safety.
