Carl M. Tawater

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Carl M. Tawater, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Landres-et-St. Georges, France, November 1, 1918. Just as his platoon went over the top Sergeant Tawater and several other soldiers were wounded by a shell which exploded near them. After seeing that the other wounded men were properly cared for, he organized the rest of his platoon and rejoined his unit, remaining on duty all day with his Stokes Mortar Section in spite of a painful wound in the foot.