William P. Tignor
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William P. Tignor, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Sommauthe, France, November 4 – 7, 1918. Acting as a scout, Private Tignor repeatedly went forward, and by calling and making noises, drew machine-gun fire upon himself in order to locate machine-gun nests, which were subsequently put out of action.
