Ralph A. Capen
Home Town: Mattoon, IL
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ralph A. Capen, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montfaucon, France, September 29 – October 1, 1918. On September 29 Sergeant Capen voluntarily left his place of safety and rescued a wounded comrade and brought him to a place of shelter. On October 1 he volunteered to assist in carrying rations to his company, making repeated trips through heavy artillery fire, and each time successfully accomplished his mission.
