Hugo C. Adelhelm

By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Sergeant First Class Hugo C. Adelhelm (ASN: 1393402), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Sergeant First Class Adelhelm distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 108th Engineer Regiment, 33d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action while building a bridge across the Meuse River, near Consenvoye, France, on 8 October 1918. [This award was rescinded under GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 8 (March 1, 1920) as the recipient has been awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for deed including this act.]

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hugo C. Adelhelm, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Consenvoye, France, October 8, 1918. While a member of a working party, engaged in building a bridge across the Meuse River, Sergeant Adelhelm, with another soldier, volunteered to cross the river in order to handle guy-ropes, though there were two enemy machine-gun nests on the opposite bank, within 100 meters of the bridge site. Though his gas mask was rendered useless in crossing the river, he remained for more than two hours under a bombardment of gas and high-explosive shell and machine-gun fire until the work was completed.