Karl J. Swenson

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Karl J. Swenson, Major, U.S. Army, for repeated acts of extraordinary heroism in action near Very, France, September 28 to October 4, 1918. and near Audeuarde, Belgium, October 30 to November 3, 1918. During the drive in the Forest of Argonne Major Swenson established and maintained a dressing station at Very under almost constant aerial raids and severe shell fire. During the operations between the Lys and Scheldt Rivers this officer repeatedly showed utter disregard for his own life, maintaining liaison between his own advanced dressing station and the battalion aid stations and searching for wounded on the battlefield while he was exposed to heavy fire from artillery, machine-guns and snipers.