Frederick W. Ecker
Home Town: New York, NY
General Orders No. 2, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frederick W. Ecker, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 10, 1918. While leading his platoon in the Bois-de- Cosenvoye in an attack against strong enemy machine-gun nests, Lieutenant Ecker was severely wounded. He continued to advance, and routed the enemy from their positions and refused to leave his platoon until it was reorganized.
