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The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Captain (Medical Corps) Conrad Wesselhoeft, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 102d Infantry Regiment (Attached), 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Verdun, France, 8 November 1918. Captain Wesselhoeft went forward, under heavy machine-gun fire, to the aid of a wounded soldier. The fire was so heavy that they were compelled to remain in the shell hole until nightfall, when he brought the wounded man to our lines.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Medical Corps)

    Regiment:

    102d Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    July 18 – 26, 1918
    War Department, General Orders No. 3 (1935)

    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 First Lieutenant (Medical Corps) Conrad Wesselhoeft, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 102d Infantry Regiment (Attached), 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the Aisne-Marne offensive, France, July 18 – 26, 1918. Lieutenant Wesselhoeft, despite intense machine-gun and artillery fire, courageously established an operated his aid stations close to the front lines. On 18 July 1918, when the infantry retired, he maintained his aid station in advance of our own front lines, refused to leave the wounded unattended, and remained with them until the lines were reestablished.