Benjamin Daniel Elpern

Military Honor(s):

Distinguished Service Cross

Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Benjamin D. Elpern, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Jualgonne, France, July 23 - 26, 1918. Corporal Elpern volunteered and carried messages under hazardous circumstances when wire communication had been entirely destroyed by the intense shell fire. He also rendered timely aid in guiding parties bringing up food and ammunition.

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Life & Service

  • Birth: 12 October 1890, Greensburg, PA, United States
  • Place of Residence:
  • Race/Ethnicity: Jewish American
  • Death: 25 January 1929 Greensburg, PA, United States
  • Branch: Army
  • Military Rank: Corporal
  • Company: [E]
  • Infantry Regiment: 30th
  • Division: 3rd