Ernest A. Giroux

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ernest A. Giroux, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Armentieres, France, May 22, 1918. First Lieutenant Giroux, while on a patrol with four other scout planes, attacked an enemy formation of eight monoplane machines. Two of his companions were forced to retire when their guns became jammed. Despite numerical superiority, Lieutenant Giroux continued the attack, endeavoring to protect his leader, until finally forced down and killed.