Leonard Petersen

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Leonard Petersen, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Baulny, France, September 29, 1918. Serving as a litter bearer, Private Petersen voluntarily left cover and exposed himself to intense artillery fire to rescue wounded men lying in the open. Mortally wounded, he continued to assist in the rescue of wounded comrades till he fell exhausted.