Antonio J. Tavano
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Antonio J. Tavano, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 11, 1918. Sergeant Tavano voluntarily left his cover during a heavy bombardment and brought a wounded officer to a place of safety after the Utter bearers were killed. He gave all the assistance possible to these wounded men before they died.
