Herman H. Weimer
Home Town: Chicago, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Herman H. Weimer, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near the Bois-de- Chaume, France, October 9, 1918. Captain Weimer had been wounded in the shoulder, and a machine-gun bullet had penetrated his steel helmet, but he nevertheless continued to lead his company, creating confidence in his men at a critical moment. Upon being ordered to the rear by his battalion commander, he returned to his company as soon as his wounds had been dressed.