George F. Rozelle, Jr.
Home Town: Rogers, AR
General Orders No. 15, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George F. Rozelle, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during three days near Cantigny, France, May 28 – 30, 1918. Lieutenant Colonel Rozelle withstood German assaults under intense bombardment, heroically exposing himself to fire constantly in order to command his battalion effectively, and although his command lost half its officers and 30 per cent of its men, he held his position and prevented a break in the line at that point.
