Charles K. Dillingham

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles K. Dillingham, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Nantillois, France, October 6, 1918. Lieutenant Dillingham, on duty as battalion intelligence officer, twice volunteered and led a patrol through woods known to be occupied by hostile machine guns. Working his way through artillery and machine-gun fire, he succeeded in ascertaining the position of units on the right and left of his own. Throughout the action around Nantillois and the Bois-des-Ogons, this officer was a constant inspiration to his men by his devotion to duty and disregard of personal safety.