Olaf Brekke
Home Town: South Fergus Falls, MN
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 81, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Olaf Brekke, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Nantillois, France, October 2 – 5, 1918. Though wounded in the chest by shrapnel, he refused to be evacuated, continuing his duties as runner for three days, till his organization was relieved. He showed marked personal heroism in performing dangerous missions, exposing himself to heavy artillery and machine-gun fire.