Thomas F. Streb

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas F. Streb, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 17, 1918. In the Bois-de-Consenvoye east of the Meuse, Private Streb operated his automatic rifle on a post enfiladed by direct machine-gun fire during a desperate counterattack by the enemy until the rifle was damaged by the enemy’s fire and he himself was wounded. He remained on post continuing to defend same with an ordinary rifle. He was later gassed and refused to go to the hospital until ordered by his company commander.