He received the Croix de Guerre with a special citation.
Lieutenant Elmer D.Maxwell won his Cross in the Champagne, six miles northwest of Laon.

He led a platoon of men against a nest of machine guns, taking four guns and eighteen prisoners, not to speak of leaving behind a number of Germans who were not in a condition to be taken prisoner.
Many of the officers of the regiment were wounded.

The escape of many from death, considering the continuous fighting and unusual perils through which they passed, was miraculous.

The only officer who made the supreme sacrifice was Lieutenant George L.Giles of 3833 Calumet Avenue, Chicago.

He was the victim of a direct hit by a shell at Grandlut on November 1 while he was heroically getting his men into shelter.