Joseph Mueller, Jr.
Home Town: Milwaukee, WI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 66, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph Mueller, Jr., Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Jametz, France, November 10 – 11, 1918. Private Mueller, a runner, successfully maintained liaison between his company, which formed the liaison group with another division, and regimental headquarters, promptly carrying numerous messages across an area under heavy fire.