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SPAUTZ, Matthew
SPAUTZ, Matthew. (Dubuque, IA--Chateau-Thierry, France, July 30, 1918). Recipient, Distinguished Service Cross. Sergeant Matthew Spautz, United States Army, was serving with Company A, 168th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F., near the Ourcq River, northeast of Chateau-Thierry, France. During the advance of July 30, 1918 in WORLD WAR I, while in command of his platoon, Sergeant Spautz showed extraordinary heroism while leading his men. Despite having three times been knocked down by enemy shells and wounded by machine-gun fire, he still continued to advance.
Information provided by Richard G. Bridges