Frederick M. Linton

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frederick M. Linton, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Marcheville and Riaville, France, September 25 – 26, 1918. Lieutenant Linton, while acting as liaison officer with brigade headquarters, volunteered to carry a message from the front lines to the rear through a terrific barrage and murderous machine-gun fire. After successfully accomplishing this mission, he returned with a platoon of reinforcements across an open field through the same heavy fire. When the town of Marcheville fell into the enemy’s hands, he volunteered to lead a platoon in the counterattack and was wounded while in command. He retained command and held his ground with the platoon until he received his second and fatal wound.