Leo J. Crum
Home Town: Kalamazoo, MI
General Orders No. No. 124, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Leo J. Crum, First Lieutenant (Medical Corps), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cierges, France, July 31 and August 1, 1918. During the attack against Cierges by his regiment First Lieutenant Crum worked continuously and heroically under fire to treat and evacuate the wounded. When the house in which his first-aid station was located was struck by an enemy shell, he safely evacuated all of his patients and promptly established another aid station near the front. His untiring efforts and personal bravery saved the lives of many wounded and suffering men, and were a source of inspiration to the entire command.
