Clarence C. Schide - War Hero

SCHIDE

Posted By: S. Ferrall (email)
Date: 8/3/2004 at 04:26:38

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
Clarence C. Schide, second lieutenant, 114th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Bois d'Ormont, France, October 12, 1918. Although severely wounded, Lieutenant Schide continued to lead his platoon over open ground and subjected to heavy artillery and machine-gun fire until he received a second wound, which necessitated his removal from the field in a critical condition.

Residence at appointment: Mason City, Iowa

-source: Official Register, State of Iowa 1921-1922, Twenty-Ninth Number, Military Decorations of Iowans in the World War, pg. 370

-transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall