Stephen J. Weston
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Stephen J. Weston, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-Brieulles, France, September 28, 1918. Sergeant Weston charged an enemy machine-gun, which was inflicting heavy losses upon our troops and delaying the advance. He wounded the gunner and captured the gun, thereby enabling our advance to continue.
