Herman B. Bartels
Home Town: Effingham, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 23, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Herman B. Bartels, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Marcheville, France, November 10, 1918. While maintaining liaison with an adjacent company during a raid, Corporal Bartels personally cleared out two dugouts, taking a number of prisoners. He was later wounded, but continued in action until he fell.