Samuel Dreben

Military Honor(s):

Distinguished Service Cross

Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Sam Dreben, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Etienne, France, October 8, 1918. Sergeant Dreben discovered a party of German troops going to the support of a machine-gun nest situated in a pocket near where the French and American lines joined. Sergeant Dreben called for volunteers and, with the aid of about 30 men, rushed the German positions, captured four machine-guns, killed more than 40 of the enemy, captured two, and returned to our lines without the loss of a man.

Croix de Guerre with Bronze Palm

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Life & Service

  • Birth: 1 June 1878, Poltava (Russia), Ukraine
  • Place of Residence:
  • Race/Ethnicity: Jewish American
  • Death: 15 March 1925 Los Angeles, CA, United States
  • Branch: Army
  • Military Rank: First Sergeant
  • Company: [A]
  • Infantry Regiment: 141st
  • Division: 36th