Charles P. Hall

Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Charles Philip Hall (ASN: 0-3078), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Silver Star for gallantry in action while serving with the 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in France, during World War I.

Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Charles Philip Hall (ASN: 0-3078), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action while serving with the 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in France, during World War I.

LLieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Charles Philip Hall (ASN: 0-3078), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star for gallantry in action while serving with the 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in France, during World War I.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles P. Hall, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Vierzy, France, July 18, 1918. At a critical time in the battle, when information was difficult to obtain, Lieutenant Colonel Hall, Brigade Adjutant, volunteered to report on the fighting in Vierzy, which was then in the hands of the enemy. Accompanying a group of French tanks, he entered the town under intense fire; and, during the advance, went forward through machine-gun fire and carried to safety a wounded man. He assisted materially in maintaining organization among the troops and established a first aid station at which many wounded were cared for, returning later to Brigade Headquarters with valuable information.