Frederick O. Gaskins
Home Town: Chesterfield, SC
General Orders No. No. 133, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frederick O. Gaskins, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near la Haie-Menneresse, France, October 16, 1918. When the advance of his company was held up by two machine-gun nests Corporal Gaskins led his squad entirely on his own initiative in the face of intense machine-gun fire against an enemy post on the right flank. Followed by his men he rushed the position, taking it and killing two of the gun crew. He then rushed a second post alone with his rifle, killing one of the crew. He was himself killed before he could reach the post.
