Frank A. Koijane
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 14, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank A. Koijane, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Hamel, Belgium, July 4, 1918. While digging in at his final objective Sergeant Koijane came under fire from a hostile machine gun in a sunken road 200 yards to the right front. With Lieutenant Yagle and two Australian soldiers, he rushed the position and captured the gun and eight prisoners.