Charles E. Whittington
Home Town: Sumpter, SC
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 99, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles E. Whittington, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during three days at Cantigny, France, on May 28 – 30, 1918. Private Whittington performed with great bravery the duties of battalion gunner without rest. Although wounded, he remained on duty under fire until his battalion was relieved.
