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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    302d Engineer Regiment

    Division:

    77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    August 25 – 26, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 21 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Frank Schulz (ASN: 2443933), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 302d Engineers, 77th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bazoches, France, August 25 – 26, 1918. Private Schulz and another soldier had become separated and were forced to take shelter for five and a half days. He rescued a wounded comrade from exposure to machine-gun and shell fire and later attacked a machine-gun nest in his direct front. In the attack he killed two of the enemy with hand grenades and subsequently returned to our lines, assisting the wounded comrade to safety.