William J. Stiner

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William J. Stiner, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Moulins, France, July 15, 1918, and near Romagne, France, October 9, 1918. During the enemy offensive of July 15, Private Stiner exposed himself to intense artillery and machine-gun fire while guiding the support platoons of his company to the front line. On October 9, during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, with four others, he led an attack on an enemy trench and succeeded in capturing 39 prisoners and 8 machine guns.