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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    354th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    November 1, 1918

    War Department, General Orders 71 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Charles Disalvo (ASN: 2848232), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Remonville, France, 1 November 1918. When the combat group, of which he was a member, was held up by enemy machine-guns, Private Disalvo charged forward alone, and, attacking the nest, killed one gunner and forced the rest to surrender. His heroic act enabled the advance to be resumed, though Private Disalvo had himself been mortally wounded.