David B. Stewart, Jr.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to David B. Stewart, Jr., Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action on Hill 240, near Exermont, France, October 5, 1918. Corporal Stewart exposed himself to heavy fire to advance 100 yards in advance of his company in order to locate enemy machine- gun positions. Coming suddenly upon an enemy machine-gun nest, he forced twelve of the enemy to surrender and then continued his reconnaissance.