Charles V. Abernathy
Home Town: Palatka, FL
General Orders 70, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles V. Abernathy, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Thiaucourt, France, September 14, 1918. Commanding the regimental pioneer platoon, Lieutenant Abernathy led it and the Stokes Mortar Platoon as Infantry, and overcame a machine-gun nest, capturing several machine guns and disposing of the crew. He continued to advance under heavy shell and machine-gun fire, until he fell wounded in the head, hip and leg.
