Alex Shimanowich
Home Town: Newark, NJ
General Orders No. No. 132, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alex Shimanowich, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Vaux, France, July 1, 1918. Private Shimanowich displayed daring bravery by creeping forward alone, attacking without assistance and putting out of operation an enemy machine-gun detachment which was holding up the advance of his platoon. The machine gun was captured and its crew lolled or made prisoners as a result of his heroic and successful attack.
