Samuel Shethar

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Samuel Shethar, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Champagne Sector, France, September 26 – October 1, 1918. Acting as operations officer, Captain Shethar on several occasions voluntarily collected small units which had become separated from their organizations, organized them, and led them to their positions through intense machine-gun and shell fire. At another time he spent several hours searching for a wounded battalion commander until he found him and carried him through heavy fire to the rear.