Charlie L. Starr
Home Town: Lamoille, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 35, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charlie L. Starr, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Romagne, France, October 9, 1918. During the attack on Hill 253 Sergeant Starr was wounded in the arm by a machine-gun bullet. Disregarding his wound, he continued to lead his platoon through heavy machine-gun and artillery fire, until he was wounded a second time.