Francis Dougeneck
Home Town: Bristol, CT
General Orders No. 15, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Francis Dougeneck, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Marcheville, France, September 26, 1918. When a patrol in charge of a wounded officer was entirely cut off by machine-gun and artillery fire, Corporal Dougeneck displayed great bravery by voluntarily carrying a message over grounds swept by machine-guns and later leading a rescuing party to the position.
