Joseph Waskiewic

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph Waskiewic, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-Briuelles, France, October 9 – 13, 1918. As a runner between company and battalion headquarters Private Waskiewic crossed heavily shelled areas to deliver important messages. Wounded when crossing an open space, subjected to artillery and machine-gun fire, he refused to be evacuated, but continued the performance of his duties.