George F. Gaston
Home Town: Findlay, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 128, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George F. Gaston, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Chipilly Ridge, France, August 9, 1918, After being severely wounded by shrapnel Private Gaston showed the greatest courage by continuing to advance on a machine-gun emplacement, keeping the gun occupied, and thereby enabling a detachment to flank the position and capture it.