Edwin R. Stavrum
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Home Town: La Crosse, WI
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General Orders No. No. 27, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edwin R. Stavrum, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action west of Chateau-Thierry, France, June 6, 1918. Lieutenant Stavrum was severely wounded in the left shoulder during the first phase of the attack. In spite of his wound he conducted his platoon to its objective and exposed himself to heavy fire in order to organize his position for defense.