Charles F. Stephenson

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles F. Stephenson, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. As Corporal Stephenson and his squad were engaged in planking over a shell hole, they were fired on from the side. Locating the course of the fire by the flash, he attacked the enemy position with his rifle, killing one German, taking two prisoners, and clearing the adjacent shell holes. His quick initiative and bravery saved the lives of his men and prevented an interruption of their work.