Jules Gingras, Jr.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jules Gingras, Jr., Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ville-Savoye, France, August 18, 1918. Sergeant Gingras voluntarily plunged into the Vesle River to rescue some soldiers who had fallen into the water with full packs while crossing a footbridge and were in danger of drowning. In order to see, he removed his gas mask, and as a result was severely the succeeding three days and nights without food he controlled the firing line of the advanced position until badly wounded by shrapnel.