Show amentia mot most striking cing instance of oe gallantry for which the distinguished Distinguish od service cross cros acs been awarded no fiction has ever presen presented fed wore amazing tales of physical prowess and gallantry under fire than are d disclosed ts closed by the following official reports of deeds of abineri american fighters in france for which the distinguished service dross cross has been awarded these were ivere selected by general ings staff out of hundreds of reports telling tel gitig of remarkable anark able bravery and fortitude displayed by american soldiers in action SIDNEY E MANNING corporal co 0 G infantry corporal manning alansing received tho the distinguished service cross for cons conspicuous gallantry near breuvannes Breu vannes france july 28 1918 corporal manning was in charge of an automatic rifle squad during an assault by ills his battalion on the strongly fortified heights overlooking the river for the purpose of exploiting tho tha successful passage of the stream during the advance on the hill his platoon commander was waa killed and just as the crest was reached the platoon cerneant eer geant was waa wounded corporal manning blanning then assumed command of the platoon which was near the center of the assaulting line and was meeting with desperate resistance though he himself was severely wounded and was the only survivor of his squad this soldier led jorwa forward rd the 35 effectives remaining in the platoon against an enemy strong point which was wired In trenched lind and defended by machine guns and dominated the entire valley he was repeatedly wounded but lie he succeeded in getting a foothold at this strong point with but seven men remaining with him while the latter consolidate ed th their position under his direction with the platoon on the flank lie he held off a considerable number of the enemy 60 yards away by fire from his automatic rifle he remained in this position lUthe entire line had been c con on soU soli dated when he crawled back to shelter having received nine wounds mm lizzle lizzie manning his mother lives in F lo matin ala |