Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Regiment:

    47th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 28, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 46 (1919)

    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 Sergeant Stephen J. Weston (ASN: 558269), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-Brieulles, France, 28 September 1918. Sergeant Weston charged an enemy machine-gun, which was inflicting heavy losses upon our troops and delaying the advance. He wounded the gunner and captured the gun, thereby enabling our advance to continue.