Stanley Zanovitz
Home Town: Nanticoke, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 35, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Stanley Zanovitz, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mezy, France, July 15, 1918. When attacked by superior numbers, Corporal Zanovitz led a squad in covering the withdrawal of his platoon. After being surrounded by the enemy he fought his way to our lines, when he took up an automatic rifle and by his fire held back superior numbers of the enemy until killed by their fire.