Leon P. Shinn
Home Town: Newark, OH
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Leon P. Shinn, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Flirey, France, September 12, 1918. First Lieutenant Shinn continued to lead his platoon until the third objective had been reached, after being wounded in the leg during the first 20 minutes of the advance.