Stanley Bevan

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Stanley Bevan, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Brieulles, France, November 3 – 4, 1918. When the foot bridges over the Meuse River were destroyed by artillery fire, Sergeant Bevan volunteered and assisted in repairing the damage under violent machine-gun fire. On the night of November 4, while leading his platoon across the foot bridge, part of it was blown away and he fell into the water, but, pulling himself out, he continued to lead his men, regardless of the cold and extreme fatigue. Later, he exposed himself to the enemy fire while carrying a wounded man to a place of safety.