Felix Lewandowski
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 60, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Felix Lewandowski, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the attack on Hill 253 in the Argonne, France, October 8 and 9, 1918. Private Lewandowski carried numerous messages from company to battalion headquarters over a route which was constantly swept by heavy machine-gun and artillery fire. His efforts in maintaining communication were of the greatest value to his commanding officer.