Merrill Rosenfeld
Home Town: Baltimore, MD
Status: KIA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 2, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Merrill Rosenfeld, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 15, 1918. During the various offensives of his regiment in the vicinity of the Meuse River, Lieutenant Rosenfeld displayed the greatest bravery and coolness. He met his death while leading a group that silenced an enemy machine-gun menacing his right flank.