Edward Puchajda
Home Town: Carnegie, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 60, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward Puchajda, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action north of Courlandon, France, September 6 – 7, 1918. Private Puchajda repeatedly exposed himself to heavy machine-gun fire in order to carry messages to his company commander across an area raked continuously by enemy fire. He accomplished his mission and maintained communication after several other runners had been killed in the attempt.