Jack Dinkel was a First Lieutenant in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. His award citation reads: The President of the United States of America, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Jack L. Dinkel (ASN: 0-062270), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving with an Infantry Company of the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. First Lieutenant Dinkel distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Sobang-san, Korea, on the