Christian Dogress
Home Town: New Castle, PA
General Orders No. No. 147, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Christian Dogress, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Medeah Ferme, France, October 4, 1918. Though he had been wounded three times by machine- gun fire, Private Degress refused to go to the rear and remained in the advance of his company until the final position was reached and consolidated.