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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    314th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    November 10, 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 Private Stanley Culver (ASN: 1808456), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Moirey, France, 10 November 1918. During an advance Private Culver, though suffering from wounds, carried important messages under heavy shell fire from, battalion to company commander, refusing to have his wounds dressed until his mission was completed. He returned after treatment was given, and remained at his work as runner, not allowing himself to be evacuated.