Jesse W. Sargent
Home Town: Crown, WV
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 35, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jesse W. Sargent, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fleville, France, October 4, 1918. When enemy machine-gun fire was causing losses to our line, Corporal Sargent went forward in broad daylight under fire and silenced the machine gun by killing the gunner. His action enabled his unit to continue the advance.