Walter Jerzakowski

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Walter Jerzakowski, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action between Fismes and Vesle River, France, August 5, 1918. After a temporary halt had been made by his organization to reorganize the line, and the advance was resumed, an attempt was made by the enemy to outflank the company. On the exposed flank, under heavy enemy shell fire, Sergeant Jerzakowski coolly and heroically organized such a defense that the enemy was unable to outflank his company which was able to reach its objective. Sergeant Jerzakowski was later killed in action on October 5, 1918.