Ragnar Liljeberg
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders 64, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ragnar Liljeberg, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Chipilly Ridge, France, August 9 – 11, 1918. Being on duty as a runner, Private Liljeberg carried messages under heavy shell and machine-gun fire. Owing to casualties, he did the work of six runners, proving himself to be a man of unusual gallantry and devotion to duty.