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  General Orders No. No. 19, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Dickinson, North Dakota

Kunze, Albert J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Albert J. Kunze, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., south of Soissons, France, July 18, 1918. Having reached the first objective, his platoon was temporarily halted by heavy enemy machine-gun fire. Corporal Kunze, hearing cries for help from a wounded comrade who lay about 200 yards in front of the platoon, voluntarily left shelter, went out under heavy machine-gun fire, and succeeded in bring him to a place of safety. In so doing, corporal Kunze was severely wounded.

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  General Orders No. No. 1, War Department, 1937
  

Home Town: Brooklyn, New York

*Kunzie, Harry K.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry K. Kunzie, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, A.E.F., near Cierges, France, August 1, 1918. Corporal Kunzie crawled out in advance of his company and, single-handed, killed the six Germans forming the crew of a machine-gun. He then continued forward to silence another gun, being mortally wounded in the attempt.

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  General Orders 74, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Big Rapids, Michigan

Kurle, Christian

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Christian Kurle, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, A.E.F., near Oches, France, November 4, 1918. Exposing himself to heavy machine-gun fire, Private Kurle crossed an open field 300 yards wide and rescued a severely wounded comrade.

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  General Orders No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Forsyth, Montana

Kusener, Ernest F.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ernest F. Kusener, Second Lieutenant (Armor), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 301st Tank Battalion, Tank Corps, A.E.F., near Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. After his tank had been put out of action and set on fire by a direct hit which killed our of the crew, Lieutenant Kusener, utterly disregarding his own personal danger, entered the blazing tank which was still being fired on and dragged the remainder of the crew to safety. Displaying exceptional coolness and bravery he then carried two members of the crew, who had been seriously wounded, to a dressing station, the two trips being made over ground swept by heavy machine-gun fire.

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  General Orders No. No. 2, War Department, 1932
  

Home Town: Gary, Indiana

Kwasigroch, Paul J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Paul J. Kwasigroch, Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 6th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, A.E.F., near Bois-de-Chatillon, France, November 5 - 6, 1918. Despite severe leg wounds Lieutenant Kwasigroch remained on duty with his company throughout the entire action, refusing treatment until his objective had been reached and the remainder of his company reorganized and a liaison established. On the following day after first aid had been given he returned immediately to duty, and during the remaining advances commanded in a most skillful and courageous manner, he being the only officer left with the organization.

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  General Orders No. 32, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Kyburg, Henry E.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry E. Kyburg, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Hill 240, north of Exermont, France, October 6, 1918. During the attack and consolidation of positions near Hill 240, Lieutenant Kyburg constantly exposed himself to a very heavy sweeping machine-gun and shell fire in order to supervise personally the reorganization of his company and the consolidation of the positions gained.

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  General Orders No. No. 14, War Department, 1928
  

Home Town: Springfield, Massachusetts

Kyle, Ernest C.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ernest C. Kyle, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 116th Ambulance Company, 104th Sanitary Train, 29th Division, A.E.F., near Haumont, France, October 11, 1918. Private Kyle, a stretcher bearer, gave proof of great courage and high sense of duty by helping transport a wounded soldier to a dressing station under heavy enemy fire, by which three other stretcher bearers were killed or seriously wounded. He repeatedly returned to the shell-swept area and assisted in rescuing the wounded.

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  General Orders No. 27, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Portland, Oregon

La Buhn, Edmund C.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edmund C. La Buhn, Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, A.E.F., near Brabant, France, October 8 - 9, 1918. Becoming detached from his regular organization on October 8, Lieutenant LaBuhn, accompanied by five soldiers, attached himself to another company and voluntarily took part in the offensive operations. Leading his men, he charged a machine-gun nest and captured several guns and four prisoners. He continued in action with this company until wounded on October 9, 1918.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Detroit, Michigan

La Croix, Orie H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Orie H. La Croix, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 308th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, A.E.F., near Binarville, France, October 1, 1918. When his company commander and first sergeant had been wounded, Corporal La Croix rallied the company and continued the advance, fearlessly exposing himself to hostile fire and inspiring the men with him by his courage.

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  General Orders 87, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Bridgeport, Connecticut

La Ford, Russell E.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Russell E. La Ford, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, A.E.F., east of Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. During the operations against the Hindenburg line Private La Ford left shelter and went out into the open under heavy shell and machine-gun fire and succeeded in bandaging and carrying back to our lines a wounded officer.

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  General Orders No. 20, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: North Tonawanda, New York

La Grow, Elgia

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Elgia La Grow, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, A.E.F., near Fey- en-Heye, France, September 12, 1918. Private La Grow displayed an admirable quality of courage in always being the first to venture forth in an endeavor to wipe out obstacles in his company's advance. He captured without aid three enemy machine-guns on different occasions.

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  General Orders No. 81, War Department, 1819
  

Home Town: Gladstone, Colorado

La Jennessee, Joseph P.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph P. La Jennessee, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, A.E.F., near Cunel, France, October 14, 1918. Sergeant La Jennessee retained the command of his platoon after he had received a severe gunshot wound in the leg, maintained the organization of his platoon under heavy fire, and directed it in the overcoming of several machine-gun positions. He consolidated his position on the line held by the company and remained on post 36 hours until ordered evacuated on account of his wound.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Mahnomen, Minnesota

La Morder, Henry C.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry C. La Morder, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 166th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F., near Buzancy, France, October 16, 1918. While his platoon was taking shelter from the withering machine-gun fire, Sergeant LaMorder heard cries of a wounded comrade in a near-by shell hole. Braving the deadly machine-gun fire, he went to his assistance, bound up his wounds, and, when attempting to carry him to safety, was himself severely wounded. He started to crawl to the dressing station, but became exhausted after going a very short distance.

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  General Orders No. 23, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Akron, Ohio

Labour, Rene

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Rene Labour, Captain, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 415th Regiment of Infantry, 307th U.S. Infantry (Attached), 77th Division, A.E.F., near Fismes, France, September 2, and near Grand Pre, France, October 15 - 16, 1918. Captain Labour displayed singular bravery in going forward in the face of violent machine-gun fire to inspect the technical organization of the sector, prior to the attack on Fismes of September 2. During the night of October 15 - 16, under perilous artillery and trench-mortar fire, he visited the front line and obtained most valuable information which aided materially in the capture of the town.

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  General Orders No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: France

Lacosse, Lawrence J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lawrence J. Lacosse, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, A.E.F., east of Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. Private Lacosse, with three other soldiers, went out into an open field under heavy shell and machine-gun fire and succeeded in carrying back to our lines four seriously wounded men.

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  General Orders No. 20, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Malone, New York

Ladue, Ralph E.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ralph E. Ladue, Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 111th Machine-Gun Battalion, 4th Division, A.E.F., near Chouy, France, July 19, 1918. When the advance of the infantry regiment to which he was attached was temporarily halted by direct machine-gun frontal fire and by strong enfilading fire from an enemy machine-gun nest in a stone tower on a flank, Lieutenant Ladue voluntarily made a reconnaissance in advance of the front line crawling from shell hole to shell hole under heavy enemy fire. He then gallantly led two squads of machine guns into a position of great danger about 100 yards in front of the firing line, and by his extraordinary coolness and tactical skill so directed the fire of his guns that the machine-gun nest was silenced, thereby permitting the advance of the entire firing line.

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  General Orders No. No. 1, War Department, 1934
  

Home Town: Brooklyn, New York

Lagache, Gustave P. A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Gustave P. A. Lagache, Captain of Air Service, French Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as Pilot, U.S. Air Service (Attached), near St. Mihiel, France, September 24, 1918. Captain Lagache brilliantly commanded the 101st French Squadron from September 7 - 15, 1918, while it was assigned to the American Army during the St. Mihiel offensive. In an encounter with a superior force of the enemy on September 24 he fearlessly attacked the group, and in the unequal combat which followed he persisted in the attack and succeeded in shooting down an enemy plane within our lines. This action took place while serving under American Command.

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  General Orders No. No. 53, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: France

Lagassey, Napoleon

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Napoleon Lagassey, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, A.E.F., near St. Etienne-a-Arnes, France, October 3 - 9, 1918. While carrying a message Private Lagassey was wounded in both legs and in the face, but delivered his message to the proper place before he collapsed from loss of blood.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: North Oxford, Massachusetts

Lageaise, Stanley, Jr.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Stanley Lageaise, Jr., Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., during three days of fighting at Cantigny, France, May 28 - 30, 1918. Corporal Lageaise worked bravely without thought of himself to maintain lines in working condition. He was almost constantly under heavy fire, but fearlessly went into it whenever necessary and thereby aided materially in the success of the regiment’s enterprise.

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  General Orders No. 99, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Duluth, Minnesota

Laiminger, Alfred S.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alfred S. Laiminger, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 103d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near Bois-de-St. Remy, France, September 12, 1918. When his company was held up by heavy machine-gun fire, Private Laiminger circled through the woods and opened fire with his automatic rifle upon the enemy machine-gun emplacement, forcing the enemy crew to retire, leaving their gun in position

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  General Orders 87, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Sopris, Colorado

Laird, Fred L.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fred L. Laird, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division, A.E.F., at Hilsenfirst, Alsace, July 6, 1918. While acting as rear guard for a raiding party Private Laird saw two of the enemy who had escaped the attention of the raiding party preparing to cut off the retreat of the party. In spite of the enemy machine-gun and artillery fire he remained behind to cover the retreat of the party and by his rifle fire killed two of the enemy who were preparing to cut off the retreat of the party. A few minutes later, with a grenade, he killed one of the enemy who had attacked two unarmed litter bearers. By his prompt deed he saved the lives of these two men.

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  General Orders No. No. 55, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Hamburg, Illinois

*Lait, Henry A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Henry A. Lait, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 103d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near St. Remy, France, September 12, 1918. Private Lait, with comrades, advanced into the open and fired an automatic rifle on an enemy machine-gun emplacement, thereby drawing the machine-gun fire to themselves and enabling the platoon, which had been exposed to an enfilading fire, to flank the gun and put it out of action. Private Lait was killed by a machine-gun bullet during the action.

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  General Orders No. 27, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Old Town, Maine

Lake, Clarence W.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clarence W. Lake, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, A.E.F., near Gesnes, France, October 5, 1918. With two other soldiers, Corporal Lake advanced ahead of their company and rushed an enemy machine-gun nest from the flank, capturing 14 members of the crew and two machine-guns and thereby enabling the advance to continue. Carrying the captured guns with them to the objective, they later used them successfully in repelling a hostile counterattack.

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  General Orders 66, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Topsfield, Massachusetts

Lake, Horace A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Horace A. Lake, Second Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 90th Aero Squadron, 3d Observation Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Bethlainville, France, November 4 - 5, 1918. Lieutenant Lake, observer, and First Lieutenant Bertrande C. Neidecker, pilot, volunteered for an important mission over the enemy's lines. Flying through fog and rain they penetrated 30 kilometers behind the enemy's lines and succeeded in surprising an important movement of enemy troops, descended to within 60 meters of the ground to harass the enemy troops trains and returned with information of the enemy which was of vital importance to the operations of the Allied Forces. On the following day they again flew over the enemy's lines and, although attacked by three patrols of hostile enemy aircraft and by antiaircraft and machine-gun fire, they accomplished their mission and returned with important information.

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  General Orders No. No. 1, War Department, 1934
  

Home Town: Washington, D.C.

Lake, James

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James Lake, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. With eight other soldiers, comprising the company headquarters detachment, Private Lake assisted his company commander in cleaning out enemy dugouts along a canal and captured 242 prisoners.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Kingston, Kentucky

*Lamb, Earl

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Earl Lamb, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 132d Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, A.E.F., near Consenvoye, France, October 9, 1918. When the advance of his platoon was stopped by an enemy machine-gun, Corporal Lamb charged the gun from the flank, wounded one of the gunners, and captured the other two members of the gun crew, together with the gun. Remaining in an advanced position under fire throughout the day, he used the captured machine-gun in breaking up an enemy counterattack.

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  General Orders No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois

Lamb, John R.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John R. Lamb, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 107th Field Signal Battalion, 32d Division, A.E.F., near Juvigny, north of Soissons, France, August 28 to September 4, 1918. When heavy shelling and machine-gun fire destroyed the telephone communication, Sergeant Lamb, without orders and upon his own initiative, went out and repeatedly patrolled the line, making repairs and reestablishing communication. Thereafter, he continued to patrol the line, constantly improving connections and placing the line in protected places. He worked indefatigably day and night during a period of seven days and refused to rest or seek a place of safety while he could find work to do. When he saw the body of his brother who had been killed in action he did not falter, but remained on duty as before.

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  General Orders No. 20, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Rockford, Michigan

Lamb, Robert J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Robert J. Lamb, Major (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. In command of a company, Major Lamb, with two other men, rushed a machine-gun post, which was holding up the advance, killing the German crew. Later, separated from part of his command owing to a dense smoke screen, he found himself with a few men in front of three German machine-gun nests. Leading the attack, he captured the enemy positions, with 25 prisoners.

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  General Orders 81, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Fayetteville, North Carolina

Lambert, John H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John H. Lambert, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 91st Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Stenay, France, October 30, 1918. While on a photographic mission in the vicinity of Stenay, his work being seriously interfered with by the fire of a formation of enemy planes, Lieutenant Lambert temporarily discontinued his mission, attacked the formation and dispersed it, destroying one plane and seriously damaging another. He then returned to his objective, completed his mission, and returned with information of great military value.

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  General Orders No. 13, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Cambridge, Massachusetts

*Lambing, Floyd C.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Floyd C. Lambing, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 320th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division, A.E.F., near Nantillois, France, October 10, 1918. Private Lambing, when his company was suddenly pulled back, went forward through both friendly and enemy shell fire to an advanced post, and directed the occupants of the outpost to safety, although he was killed in the act.