Charles J. Kane
Home Town: Syracuse, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 102, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles J. Kane, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vaux, France, July 1, 1918. Attempting to bring his captain, who was lying wounded and exposed to fire, to shelter, Private Kane was himself killed, thereby sacrificing his life in an effort to rescue his commanding officer.