Louis P. Patten
Home Town: Toledo, OH
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 126, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Louis P. Patten, Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near the Forest of Argonne, France, September 28, 1918. Major Patten (then captain) was seriously wounded in the shoulder while leading his company, but after being tagged for evacuation at the dressing station, his insistent request for permission to his command was granted, and he continued to lead his company until the division was relieved.