Karl E. Ross
Home Town: Stockton, CA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Karl E. Ross, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Waereghem, Belgium, October 31, 1918. At a distance of less than 200 meters from the enemy, Sergeant Ross set up and directed the fire of his guns, exposed during the whole operations to direct enemy fire. He killed one gunner and, while searching for the Hun on his flank, was himself killed.