Howard E. Waite

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Howard E. Waite, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Juvigny, France, August 31, 1918. Facing heavy enemy machine-gun fire, Private First Class Waite volunteered to go out and administer first aid to wounded soldiers lying on an open field, saving the lives of five men and alleviating the suffering of many others. After dark he continued his work until all the wounded had been removed to the rear and their wounds dressed.