Charles A. Shelor
Home Town: Richmond, VA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 98, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles A. Shelor, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-Bantheville, France, October 15, 1918. Under heavy fire, Lieutenant Shelor made a reconnaissance of woods infested by enemy machine-guns and snipers, locating another battalion of his regiment, from which his own had become separated, and securing information which made it possible to continue the attack next day.