Frank Dugan
Home Town: Cleveland, OH
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank Dugan, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Argonne sector, France, October 5 – 6, 1918. When his section leader was killed, Private Dugan took command of the section and led it against a machine-gun nest, capturing three machine guns and prisoners. He was dangerously wounded in this encounter, but continued to lead his men forward until he fell exhausted from loss of blood.
