Dewey A. Whitaker
Home Town: Greenville, SC
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 39, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Dewey A. Whitaker, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Cantigny, France, May 28, 1918. Private Whitaker exposed himself to direct fire of the enemy machine guns while going in advance of the lines to assist a wounded comrade to shelter.