Maurice Drouhin

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Maurice Drouhin, Captain, French Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the capture of Hills 2898, 242, and the Cote-de-Chatillon, France, October 14 – 16, 1918. When communication service had been broken between the brigade commander and the two front-line battalions of his brigade, due to the enemy’s terrific fire which made it impossible to maintain either Signal Corps installations or runner service, Captain Drouhin at the critical moment volunteered to make his way across a gap between the two battalions in order to carry orders to the commanding officers thereof. His services on this occasion cannot be over-estimated and were accomplished voluntarily and only at the most deadly risk to himself.