Frank J. Cummings
Home Town: New Haven, CT
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 15, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank J. Cummings, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Marcheville, France, September 26, 1918. Sergeant Cummings repeatedly volunteered for dangerous missions, carrying messages through violent artillery and machine-gun fire. When a small portion of his organization was cut off by the enemy, he went to their aid alone, and with his pistol cleaned out a bombers’ nest.