Charles H. Epler

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles H. Epler, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ville Savoye, France, August 8, 1918. After several unsuccessful attempts to silence an enemy machine-gun nest had been made, Private Epler and another soldier volunteered to put the nest out of action. His companion was killed, but Private Epler succeeded in throwing grenades into the nest, setting fire to the ammunition boxes with which it was surrounded killing several of the crew and stopping the fire of the gun.