John Benjamin Shingle
Home Town: McVeytown, PA
General Orders No. No. 11, W.D., 1921
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Benjamin Shingle, Mechanic, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fismes, France, August 6, 1918. Prior to the attack of his battalion, Mechanic Shingle exposed himself to heavy enemy fire while making a reconnaissance of the Vesle River, which was some 300 yards in advance of the line held by his company. He later guided his company to a suitable position from which a crossing was made without delay and without many casualties.
