Percy L. Dile
Home Town: Lawrenceville, IL
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Percy L. Dile, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the St. Mihiel offensive, France, September 13, 1918. After being severely wounded, Private Dile refused to be evacuated but made several trips through intense machine-gun and shell fire, bringing up ammunition to his squad. After the gunner was killed, he took his place and fired the gun until completely exhausted.
