John W. Shumate
Home Town: Charlestown, WV
Status: KIA
General Orders No. 88, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John W. Shumate, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Chateau-Thierry, France, June 6, 1918. After his platoon had been withdrawn Private First Class Shumate continued forward to his objective and remained throughout the night under heavy fire in the hope of keeping the ground gained until reinforcements came up, and was later killed in action on June 14.
