Claude H. Craig
Home Town: Austin, MN
General Orders No. No. 56, W.D., 1922
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Claude H. Craig, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Bois-des- Forges, France, September 26, 1918. When the advance of his platoon was held up by enemy machine-gun fire, Lieutenant Craig, with utter disregard for his own safety and in front of his platoon, personally led it in the attack on the machine-gun nests, and assisted in destroying the hostile nests, killing 2 officers and 6 men. His courageous action was an inspiration to his men and made possible the advance of the attacking wave.
