Redwald H. Bleasdale

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Redwald H. Bleasdale, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mezy, France, July 15, 1918. Private Bleasdale remained with his gun during a heavy bombardment, until his gun pit was blown in, and then removed his gun to another position and continued the fire under heavy machine- gun fire. Later, in the same action, he volunteered and went to reconnoiter a small woods believed to be occupied by enemy troops. There he killed several Germans single handed, and returned to our lines with an American soldier.