Jay F. Hostetter

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jay F. Hostetter, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Greves Farm, France, July 14 – 15, 1918. Having discovered that two French guns on his left had lost all the crew during the terrific German bombardment, Lieutenant Hostetter requested and obtained permission to use them. Securing volunteers from his ranks, he pressed the guns into action, and for several hours poured an effective fire into the forces of the advancing enemy. His entire exploit was subjected to the extreme danger of high explosives and gas shells.