Manton C. Mitchell

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Manton C. Mitchell, Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Thibault, France, August 5, 1918. The attack battalion having been held up by heavy machine-gun fire while attempting to cross the Vesle River, Major Mitchell, who was in command of the support battalion, went forward through heavy machine-gun fire and encouraged and assisted the advanced troops to cross the river. He was severely wounded in the leg while directing these movements, but he refused to be evacuated and continued in the attack, remaining with the attack battalion until the evening of August 5.