Herman Obermeyer
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 22, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Herman Obermeyer, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Charteves, France, July 22, 1918. His company being temporarily halted by machine-gun fire from the front, Corporal Obermeyer, with one man, advanced ahead of our lines through heavy machine-gun fire, attacked an enemy post and captured eight prisoners. Due to his act of daring, the company was able to continue its advance.
