Elmer W. Brennan
Home Town: Detroit, MI
General Orders No. No. 139, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Elmer W. Brennan, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in and near Cierges, northeast of Chateau-Thierry, France, July 31, 1918. During the heavy shelling in the Bois De Grimpettes, Corporal Brennan rendered himself conspicuous by exposing himself to great personal danger in order to give aid to wound companions, frequently searching the woods for wounded soldiers. He aided seven comrades who had been badly wounded to places of safety. That afternoon he conducted a liaison officer from the position his company occupied forward through a barrage to the town of Cierges. When this officer had been wounded and gasses, Corporal Brennan assisted him to reach his destination and deliver his message.
