Charles Schultz
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles Schultz, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Forges, France, September 26, 1918. While his platoon was being held up by machine-gun fire, Private Schultz braved the hazardous fire by going forward and driving out the crew after which he captured the gun. He died from wounds received in the exploit.
