Steve G. Danysch
Home Town: Westoff, TX
General Orders No. No. 132, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Steve G. Danysch, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action south of Soissons, France, July 19, 1918. Having received a severe wound in the head, Sergeant Danysch refused to be evacuated and continued to lead his platoon with great bravery until he fell unconscious. He died from his wounds several days later.
