Henry R. Stern

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry R. Stern, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vieville-en- Haye, France, September 20, 1918. During an enemy attack on the position held by his platoon, after being severely wounded in the leg by a machine-gun bullet, Lieutenant Stern remained in a position subjected to heavy machine-gun fire, and refused to accept aid until after the attack had been repulsed. His deed greatly encouraged his men.