Walter K. Chiles
Home Town: Anniston, AL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 87, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Walter K. Chiles, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 20, 1918. Sergeant Chiles displayed exceptional courage, after being wounded, by remaining in command of his platoon under intense bombardment until he received a second severe wound.