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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Mechanic

    Regiment:

    112th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    August 6, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 11 (1921)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Mechanic John Benjamin Shingle (ASN: 1249376), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Fismes, France, 6 August 1918. Prior to the attack of his battalion, Mechanic Shingle exposed himself to heavy enemy fire while making a reconnaissance of the Vesle River, which was some 300 yards in advance of the line held by his company. He later guided his company to a suitable position from which a crossing was made without delay and without many casualties.