Charles J. Norman
Home Town: Champaign, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 5, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles J. Norman, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, France, September 26, 1918. With three other soldiers Private Norman charged and captured a battery of three .77 field pieces which, protected by machine guns, were firing point blank on the position held by his company. This deed enabled his company to continue the advance.