Everett E. Hovatter

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Everett E. Hovatter, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Medeah Farm, France, October 4, 1918. When the artillery barrage of the enemy had lowered upon the infantry to which he was attached, necessitating an alteration in their position, Private Hovatter, regardless of personal safety, remained to render aid to the wounded and to provide for their evacuation.