Louis B. Reich

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Louis B. Reich, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cierges, France, August 1, 1918. Lieutenant Reich voluntarily went forward and exposed himself in order to draw the enemy machine-gun fire so as to locate their position. He succeeded in ascertaining their positions and while returning to his front line he was hit and severely wounded by a shell fragment; but refusing to be evacuated, he returned to his organization and remained in action throughout the engagement.