Charles F. Bongardt
Home Town: Omaha, NE
General Orders No. No. 101, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles F. Bongardt, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the fight at Vaux, July 1, 1918, while serving as a telephone officer, he crossed an open field in full view of the enemy and under constant bombardment three times to repair telephone lines vitally necessary to keep six batteries in operations
