Thomas W. Vinton
Home Town: Memphis, TN
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas W. Vinton, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ardeuil, France, September 29 to October 1, 1918, Painfully wounded in the hand at 11 a.m. and slightly wounded in the hip at 4 p.m., September 29, Lieutenant Vinton continued on duty and ably commanded his platoon until evacuated on October 1, 1918.