Frank J. Kostak
Home Town: Chicago, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 128, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank J. Kostak, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Chipilly Ridge, France, August 9, 1918. Single-handed, Private Kostak, with great gallantry, attacked a machine-gun position, capturing two machine guns and seven prisoners.