Edwin Ruge
Home Town: Atlanta, GA
General Orders No. No. 35, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edwin Ruge, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Flirey, France, August 4, 1918. In an early morning raid Lieutenant Ruge charged up an exposed hillside and single-handed captured an enemy machine-gun position. This officer further distinguished himself near Champigneulles, France, October 16, 1918. while reorganizing the 1st Battalion, 326th Infantry, under heavy fire and leading it to the attack.
