Louis A. Stout
Home Town: Kansas City, MO
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Louis A. Stout, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Noyers, France, November 7, 1918. After the ammunition supply had been exhausted Captain Stout displayed exceptional gallantry and leadership in leading this company and one platoon of another in a bayonet charge up hill 346, capturing this strong point, together with six machine-guns and 23 prisoners.