Theodore Rosen

Military Honor(s):

Distinguished Service Cross

Citation: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Theodore Rosen, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Grande Montagne sector, north of Verdun, November 4, 1918. While on a reconnaissance with two other officers, Lieutenant Rosen drew fire from a machine-gun nest in order to allow the other two officers to escape. A few minutes later he and two runners were sent into the Bois d'Etraye in order to locate the left flank. Lieutenant Rosen again came under close-range fire of the enemy. The runner, who was some yards in rear, escaped, but Lieutenant Rosen, who had been terribly wounded by a hand grenade, unable to move or resist by further fighting, was taken prisoner.

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Life & Service

  • Birth: 20 September 1895, Carmel, NJ, United States
  • Place of Residence:
  • Race/Ethnicity: Jewish American
  • Death: 27 September 1940 Philadelphia, PA, United States
  • Branch: Army
  • Military Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Company:
  • Infantry Regiment: 315th
  • Division: 79th