Charles B. Drake
Home Town: Old Forge, PA
RELATED HEROES STORIES
Distinguished Service Cross
Philippine Insurrection
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 126, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles B. Drake, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at the siege and taking of Cotta Pang Pang, Jolo, Philippine Islands, February 14, 1904. Captain Drake’s conspicuous bravery and daring were demonstrated in leading the men to the firing line and being the first over the bamboo fence and the stone wall of the cotta.