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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Regiment:

    145th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    37th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    November 2, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 72 (1920)

    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 Corporal Charles Mzik (ASN: 1519493), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 145th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Eyne, Belgium, 2 November 1918. In full view of the enemy and under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, corporal Mzik, with two other men, swam the Escaut River and assisted in the construction of a footbridge. The construction of this bridge aided materially in the later successful operations of American troops in this vicinity. Corporal Mzik was killed in the performance of this act.