William Saweuk
Home Town: New York, NY
General Orders 98, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Saweuk, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mezy France, July 15, 1918. On two separate occasions, during the battle of the Marne, Private Saweuk went over the top alone, returning with 12 prisoners the first time and eight the second.