Marvin E. Stainton
Home Town: Laurel, MS
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Marvin E. Stainton, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 9, 1918. While his battalion was being held up by heavy machine-gun fire Second Lieutenant Stainton voluntarily led a small detachment of his platoon forward. He advanced far into enemy territory and succeeded in capturing seven machine-gun nests and 47 prisoners, continuing with his mission until he was killed.