Fred H. Meyer

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fred H. Meyer, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cantigny, France, May 27, 1918. While acting as helper on an automatic rifle team which was under heavy machine-gun fire, Private Meyer placed himself so as to shield the gunner from the hostile fire, enabling him to operate his gun so as to neutralize the fire of two enemy machine guns. Private Meyer was mortally wounded, his heroic action costing him his life.