William Frederick Engel
Born: at Medina, Ohio
Home Town: Berea, Ohio
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Marine Corps
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Frederick Engel, Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 55th Company, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action near Blanc Mont Ridge, France, October 4, 1918. After locating a machine-gun nest, Sergeant Engel destroyed one of the guns and returned to our lines with valuable information concerning the location of the machine-gun nest.
Navy Cross
World War I
U.S. Marine Corps
The Navy Cross is presented to William Frederick Engel, Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 55th Company, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action near Blanc Mont Ridge, France, October 4, 1918. After locating a machine-gun nest, Sergeant Engel destroyed one of the guns and returned to our lines with valuable information concerning the location of the machine-gun nest.