Charles Cain

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles Cain, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Landres- et-St. Georges, France, October 15, 1918. Volunteering for the mission, Corporal Cain exposed himself in the open to heavy shell and machine-gun fire to obtain ammunition for his company, after all on. hand had been exhausted. He made repeated trips over the battlefield to gather ammunition from the bodies of the dead, until his entire company had been supplied.