Frank F. Holtz

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank F. Holtz, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 11 – 13, 1918. His platoon held up and cut off from the remainder of the company, he volunteered to establish liaison and summon reinforcements after several runners had been killed or captured in the attempt. Passing through intense artillery and machine-gun fire, he carried word to his company commander, but was mortally wounded while returning to his platoon.