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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Batallion:

    15th Machine-Gun Battalion

    Division:

    5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    November 3 – 4, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 35 (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 Stanley Bevan (ASN: 1197031), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 15th Machine-Gun Battalion, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Brieulles, France, November 3 – 4, 1918. When the foot bridges over the Meuse River were destroyed by artillery fire, Sergeant Bevan volunteered and assisted in repairing the damage under violent machine-gun fire. On the night of 4 November while leading his platoon across the foot bridge, part of it was blown away and he fell into the water, but, pulling himself out, he continued to lead his men, regardless of the cold and extreme fatigue. Later, he exposed himself to the enemy fire while carrying a wounded man to a place of safety.