Colin B. Joe (Aka: Colin B. Balmayne)

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Colin B. Joe, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, November 1 and November 5, 1918. With complete disregard of his own danger, Sergeant Joe went forward alone, when the advance was held up by two machine-gun nests, and, single- handed, reduced these positions, capturing nine prisoners. Later, he single-handed attacked the crews of three machine guns, being severely wounded in this action.