William A. Stapleton
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 117, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William A. Stapleton, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 19, 1918. With the aid of two men Corporal Stapleton charged and captured a German machine-gun.
