Stanley Vercoe
Home Town: Gastra, MI
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Stanley Vercoe, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Thiaucourt, France, September 13, 1918. In a territory swept by the direct fire of two German batteries, Private Vercoe displayed fearlessness and devotion to duty in giving first aid to the wounded and carrying them to a place of safety.