Goetsch, Arthur J.

GOETSCH

Posted By: S. Ferrall (email)
Date: 7/20/2004 at 04:57:32

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
Arthur J. Goetsch, sergeant, Company D, 4th Engineers. For extraordinary heroism in acton at Ville-Savoye, France, August 11, 1918. Although his eyes had been burned by gas, he volunteered for duty and assisted in the construction of an artillery bridge across the Vesle River, under constant machine gun and artillery fire, setting a conspicuous example of personal bravery and devotion to duty.

Residence at enlistment: Walnut, Iowa

-source: Official Register, State of Iowa 1921-1922, Twenty-Ninth Number, Military Decorations of Iowans in the World War, pg. 364

-transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall