Clyde O. Hoffman
Home Town: El Reno, OK
General Orders 98, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clyde O. Hoffman, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fey-en-Haye, France, September 14, 1918. Sergeant Hoffman was seriously wounded when three enemy machine guns opened fire on his platoon at a range of only twenty-five yards, but he continued firing on the enemy until the enemy guns were silenced, inspiring the other members of his platoon by his coolness and courage.