Charles A. Mccoy

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles A. McCoy, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 5, 1918. Even though he himself was suffering from wounds, Corporal McCoy refused evacuation, but after all superiors of his company had become casualties, he assumed command, reorganizing the forces and consolidating the position, working in the face of murderous machine-gun fire.