John E. Eigenauer
Home Town: Philadelphia, PA
General Orders 87, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John E. Eigenauer, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-des-Rappes, France, October 15, 1918. Advancing ahead of his platoon, Lieutenant (then Sergeant) Eigenauer engaged two enemy machine-gun nests, killing all the gunners. He then led his platoon forward until the fire of the enemy became so dense that he was obliged to dig in.
