Charles Oldynski
Home Town: Shamokin, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 22, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles Oldynski, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Etienne-a-Arnes, France, October 3, 1918. Private First Class Oldynski advanced ahead of his squad through heavy machine-gun fire and engaged in a hand-to- hand fight with an enemy sergeant, whom he killed. He killed two others of the enemy before the other members of his squad arrived and assisted in the capture of remaining enemy soldiers with their guns.