Edward J. Price

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward J. Price, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near the Bois-de-Chaume, France, October 11, 1918. Upon learning that a counterattack had been launched against the battalion on his right flank, Lieutenant Price took his platoon into action in advance of the infantry, and broke up the counterattack. There being no officers present with the infantry unit to which he was attached, he assumed command, reorganized it and led it forward, designating targets and ranges, and going up and down the line to direct the operation.