Stephen B. Elkins
Home Town: Birmingham, AL
General Orders No. 20, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Stephen B. Elkins, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action east of Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. During the operations against the Hindenburg line Lieutenant Elkins, with three sergeants, occupied an outpost position in advance of the line, which was attacked by a superior force of the enemy. He so directed his small detachment that he succeeded in repulsing the attack, killing ten Germans, capturing five, and putting the rest of the enemy to flight. The bravery and determination displayed by this group were an inspiration to all who witnessed them.
