Francis Dougeneck
Home Town: Bristol, CT
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
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.