Wolcott Winchenbaugh

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Wolcott Winchenbaugh, Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 18th Company, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action in the Toulon Sector, France, on April 22, 1918. When the patrol of which he was a member was rushed by superior numbers near the enemy’s trenches, Corporal Winchenbaugh displayed exceptional coolness and courage before and after the wounding of his leader, Second Lieutenant A. L. Sundval, whom he rescued from the hands of the enemy, and half dragged and half carried back to his own lines.

The Navy Cross is presented to Wolcott Winchenbaugh, Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 18th Company, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action in the Toulon Sector, France, on April 22, 1918. When the patrol of which he was a member was rushed by superior numbers near the enemy’s trenches, Corporal Winchenbaugh displayed exceptional coolness and courage before and after the wounding of his leader, Second Lieutenant A. L. Sundval, whom he rescued from the hands of the enemy, and half dragged and half carried back to his own lines.