Charles E. Richardson
Home Town: Wakefield, MA
General Orders No. No. 125, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles E. Richardson, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action east of Belleau, France, July 21, 1918. Under the leadership of an officer, Private Richardson and Private Joseph R. Huntley charged a machine-gun nest, captured two guns, and killed or captured 12 men.
