Clarence L. Stewart
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 15, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clarence L. Stewart, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Chateau-Thierry, France, May 31, to June 4, 1918. As a motorcycle rider Private Stewart worked steadily for 24 hours without rest. He was struck by shrapnel, which wounded him in the neck, back, and in both legs, but he continued on duty in spite of these injuries.