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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Apollo, Pennsylvania

Lamm, Johnnie

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Johnnie Lamm, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. In the face of heavy machine-gun fire, Private Lamm, with two other soldiers, attacked and put out of action an enemy machine-gun post, capturing a German officer and three soldiers.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Lucama, North Carolina

Lampman, Bryan

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Bryan Lampman, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 1st Gas Regiment, A.E.F., near Moulin de Guenoville, France, September 26, 1918. Corporal Lampman, with three other soldiers, advanced nearly 200 yards over an open hillside exposed to machine-gun fire and carried two wounded men to the protection of a near-by trench.

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  General Orders No. No. 35, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Quincy, Michigan

*Lamson, Dwight F.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Dwight F. Lamson, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 353d Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, A.E.F., near Limey, France, September 12, 1918. Seeing his lieutenant fall severely wounded, Private Lamson, with another stretcher bearer, rushed through severe machine-gun fire to his assistance. When they had placed the lieutenant on their stretcher and were endeavoring to go through the heavy fire to the dressing station, Private Lamson fell, mortally wounded.

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  General Orders 89, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Little River, Kansas

Landes, William S.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William S. Landes, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 113th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, A.E.F., north of Samogneux, France, October 11 - 25, 1918. Lieutenant Landes, acting as regimental munitions officer, was wounded early in the action but remained on duty for two weeks supervising the distribution of ammunition to the front line battalions. Through his untiring efforts and utter disregard of personal danger under heavy shell fire an adequate supply of ammunition to the battalions in the line was constantly maintained. After the attack on the Bois d'Etrayes, October 24, when liaison with the advance battalion had been broken by the intense bombardment, this officer volunteered to proceed to the position occupied by this battalion and returned with valuable information as to the location of the front line.

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  General Orders No. 15, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

Landis, Reed Gresham

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Reed Gresham Landis, Captain (Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 40th Squadron, Royal Air Force (Attached), U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., west of Douai and south of Vitry, August 8, 1918; west of Brieve, August 12, 1918; and over Lens, August 13, 1918. During a general engagement west of Douai and south of Vitry on August 8, 1918, Captain Landis attacked and destroyed two enemy planes and one balloon in the course of a single flight. During a general engagement west of Brieve on August 12, 1918, he singled out an enemy plane and shot it down. While on patrol over Lens on August 13, 1918, he engaged four enemy tri-planes and one biplane in decisive combat, and, despite the numerical superiority of the enemy, he destroyed two of their planes and forced the others to withdraw. On August 19, 1918, while leading a patrol of five planes he encountered and unhesitatingly attacked eight enemy Fokker scouts, one of which he shot down. During the combat several other enemy planes joined the action from above and observing one of these attacking a member of his patrol, he climbed up under it, and firing at point-blank range shot it down.

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  General Orders No. 8, War Department, 1934
  

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois

*Landon, Charles L.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charles L. Landon, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 166th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F., northeast of Chalons-sur-Marne, France, July 15, 1918. Private Landon with Private John Fischer, volunteered to rescue another soldier who had been severely wounded during the heavy enemy bombardment. With a total disregard for their own personal safety they courageously went forward and while attempting to reach the wounded soldier. Private Landon was hit by a shell which resulted in his death a few minutes later.

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  General Orders No. No. 3, War Department, 1929
  

Home Town: Marion County, Ohio

Landon, Harold M.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold M. Landon, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 369th Infantry Regiment, 93d Division, A.E.F., near Sechault, France, September 29, 1918. Lieutenant Landon, on duty as assistant liaison officer, personally carried an order to the assault battalion in order to insure its delivery, passing through heavy fire. The battalion commander being killed just as he arrived, Lieutenant Landon gave the order to the next senior and then waited to see its execution. When the assaulting line wavered under a terrific enemy barrage, this officer jumped ahead of the line and led the first wave 1,000 meters to the objective, assisting in consolidating the new position before he returned to regimental headquarters.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: New York, New York

Landry, Gerard P.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Gerard P. Landry, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Soissons, France, July 19, 1918. When his platoon commander was incapacitated by wounds, Sergeant Landry displayed instant initiative, effectively took command of his platoon, and directed its movements with marked ability and courage during the remaining three days of the advance.

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  General Orders No. 99, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Dutch Town, Louisiana

Landstreet, Robert S.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Robert S. Landstreet, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, A.E.F., near Bois-de-Consenvoye and Bois-de-la Grande Montague, France, October 8 - 16, 1918. On October 8 First Lieutenant Landstreet led his platoon through machine-gun and rifle fire in an advance which resulted in the capture of 300 prisoners and 12 machine-guns. On the morning of October 16 lie volunteered, with one sergeant, and straightened out the line of an adjacent unit. His movements were under constant machine-gun fire, and so close to the enemy that he, with his sergeant, captured two prisoners while accomplishing their mission.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland

Lane, Elmer L.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Elmer L. Lane, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., at Bois Brule, France, April 13, 1918. Standing on the parapet of a trench in order to see the advancing enemy through heavy fog, Private Lane continued, under heavy fire, to throw hand grenades at the enemy until severely wounded, thus preventing the enemy from penetrating the line in the vicinity of his post.

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  General Orders No. 99, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: West Somerville, Massachusetts

Lane, Herschel V.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Herschel V. Lane, Private, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Seventy-Seventh Company, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., in action near Vierzy, France, July 20, 1918. Private Lane volunteered and successfully carried messages from Vierzy to the front line near Tigny, through heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, after two others who had been detailed for the duty had failed to get through.

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  General Order No. 137, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Lane, Leslie M.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Leslie M. Lane, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 102d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near Seicheprey, France, April 4 - 5, 1918. On the night of April 4 - 5, 1918, Private First Class Lane was carrying rations to the men in the front trenches. He encountered a large enemy platoon who demanded his surrender. He refused to surrender, drew his pistol, and killed the enemy platoon commander, causing the enemy raiding party to retire. During the encounter he was severely wounded by hand grenades. By his quickness of action he undoubtedly saved the lives of the men in our advanced listening post.

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  General Orders No. No. 192, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Poughquag, New York

Lanergan, John F.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John F. Lanergan, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near Verdun, France, October 23, 1918, and in the Belie Bois, France, October 27, 1918. While engaged as runner during the attack on Houppy Bois on October 23, Private Lanergan made repeated trips over an area swept by machine-gun and artillery fire. On October 27, after all his superior officers had become casualties, Private Lanergan assembled scattered combat groups and, after reorganizing them, led them in a successful counterattack against the enemy.

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  General Orders No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Dorchester, Massachusetts

Langdon, Russell C.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Russell C. Langdon, Colonel (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 127th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, A.E.F., near Fismes, France, August 5, 1918. After a patrol had reported to him that a bridge crossing of the Vesle could not be located due to heavy enemy machine-gun and rifle fire, Colonel Langdon personally led a patrol through an area covered by enemy shall and machine-gun fire, to the Vesle River and selected a suitable spot for the building of a bridge and gave instructions for the selection of material for construction.

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  General Orders No. No. 46, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Brooklyn, New York

Lange, Carl M.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Carl M. Lange, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 2d Machine-Gun Battalion, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Fleville, France, October 5, 1918. Seeing that his first line was being held up by machine-gun fire from the woods, Private Lange, with another soldier, voluntarily made his way through a terrific enemy barrage and entered the woods, cleared out three machine-guns, killed several of the crew, and captured about 20 prisoners. Failing in his attempt to communicate the success of his mission to the attacking wave, he himself went back, and, finding his officers had all become casualties, assisted in organizing a small force and leading it to the objective.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Hartington, Nebraska

Langemak, Fritzhof G.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fritzhof G. Langemak, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Exermont, France, October 4, 1918. In the absence of any commissioned officer Corporal Langemak assumed command of the platoon of which he was a member when it was in serious danger because of lack of leadership. With utter disregard for personal safety, subjected to intense machine-gun fire, he coolly reorganized the men about him, most of whom were replacements who had never been in action. Although lost and without maps he led his men in vigorous attacks against the enemy forces and well placed machine-gun nests, eventually reaching his objectives where he reestablished liaison with his flanks and continued the advance. By his fearlessness and aggressiveness he prevented the enemy from gaining advantage of a gap which was starting to open in our attacking line, and by his initiative aided the advance of the troops on his flanks.

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  General Orders No. 9, War Department, 1923
  

Home Town: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Langford, Julius A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Julius A. Langford, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near St. Souplet, France, October 17 - 19, 1918. Being a company runner, Private Langford displayed marked bravery, repeatedly crossing heavily shelled areas and exposing himself to machine-gun fire to deliver important messages enabling his company to maintain adequate liaison.

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  General Orders 81, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Swepsonville, North Carolina

Langham, George W.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George W. Langham, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32d Division, A.E.F., near Juvigny, north of Soissons, France, August 29 - September 2, 1918. Though he had been severely gassed, Private Langham remained on duty with his company while it was in the front line. Later, when it was in support, he voluntarily aided in the work of carrying wounded across an area covered by artillery and machine-gun fire.

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  General Orders No. 20, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Roaring Springs, Pennsylvania

Langley, John H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John H. Langley, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 311th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 78th Division, A.E.F., near Chevieres, France, October 21, 1918. Private Langley remained on duty continuously for four hours, administering aid to wounded men under heavy shell fire. Finding that he could not properly work while wearing his gas mask, he removed it, though many gas shells were bursting in his vicinity. After being gassed he continued to work for an hour, until all the wounded were attended.

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  General Orders No. 27, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Newfield, New Jersey

Langston, Luther J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Luther J. Langston, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, A.E.F., near Ivoiry, France, September 27, 1918. When his platoon was halted by the fire of concealed enemy machine guns, Sergeant Langston dashed ahead of his organization and, alone, captured the enemy machine gun, forcing five of the enemy to surrender. This act of heroism enabled his organization to resume the advance.

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  General Orders No. No. 11, War Department, 1921
  

Home Town: Covington, Ohio

*Lanighan, Matthew S.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Matthew S. Lanighan, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, A.E.F., near St. Juvin, France, October 16, 1918. Although wounded, Sergeant Lanighan refused to be evacuated and led his men with marked personal courage, capturing several enemy machine-guns and prisoners. He was killed while organizing his platoon for a further

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  General Orders 87, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Lockport, New York

Lano, Maurice

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Maurice Lano, Captain of Artillery, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with the French Mission, 2d U.S. Infantry Brigade (Attached), 1st Division, A.E.F., near Mouson, France, November 7, 1918. Captain Lano, with another officer, made a most hazardous reconnaissance of the enemy positions along the Meuse River and supplied valuable information of these positions. During the entire exploit they were constantly under enemy observation and heavy fire of their guns.

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  General Orders No. No. 19, War Department, 1922
  

Home Town: France

Lapean, Fred W.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fred W. Lapean, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Medical Detachment, 7th Infantry Regiment (Attached), 3d Division, A.E.F., during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, north of Cierges, France, September 30, 1918. Under observation of the enemy and subjected to heavy machine-gun fire, Sergeant Lapean, on his own initiative, worked his way from shell hole to shell hole in order to give first aid to three wounded men who were lying in an open field next to the Cierges-Romagne Road.

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  General Orders No. No. 47, War Department, 1921
  

Home Town: Holyoke, Massachusetts

Larkin, Edward T.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward T. Larkin, Chief Mechanic, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Battery C, 10th Field Artillery, 3d Division, A.E.F., during the Champagne-Marne defensive, France, July 14 - 15, 1918. When a member of a gun crew had been killed, Private Larkin took his place. While performing these duties, he himself was severely wounded in the abdomen but continued the performance of his duties, refusing to be evacuated until he was overcome from loss of blood.

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  General Orders No. No. 3, War Department, 1935
  

Home Town: Zurich, Montana

Larkin, Michael

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Michael Larkin, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Soissons, France, July 19, 1918. When his platoon had been halted by heavy machine-gun fire from the front, Corporal Larkin, with three others, pushed forward through heavy fire and attacked the enemy machine- gun nest. Two enemy machine guns were captured and their crews forced to surrender. He then reorganized the enemy position and assisted in the repulse of a strong enemy counterattack. He served with distinction until a serious wound forced his evacuation.

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  General Orders No. 72, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Jersey City, New Jersey

Larner, Gorman DeFreest

(First Award)

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Gorman DeFreest Larner, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 103d Aero Squadron, 3d Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., in the region of Champeny, France, September 13, 1918. Lieutenant Larner attacked an enemy patrol of six machines (Fokker type), and fought against the great odds until he had destroyed one and forced the others to retire.

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  General Orders No. No. 145, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Washington, D.C.

Larner, Gorman DeFreest

(Second Award)

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross (First Oak Leaf Cluster) is presented to Gorman DeFreest Larner, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 103d Aero Squadron, 3d Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., in the region of Montfaucon, France, October 4, 1918. While leading a patrol of four monoplace planes, Lieutenant Lamer led his patrol in an attack on an enemy formation of seven planes. By skillfully maneuvering he crushed one of the enemy machines and with the aid of his patrol forced the remainder of the enemy formation to withdraw.

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  General Orders No. No. 145, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Washington, D.C.

Larra, Joseph

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph Larra, Second Lieutenant, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 16th Tank Corps, 504th Heavy Artillery, at Cheppy, France, September 26, 1918. Lieutenant Larra was acting as liaison officer between French tanks and American infantry, when the latter met with severe artillery and machine-gun fire from strong enemy positions. Passing through a heavy artillery barrage, he led two small tanks into action in an effort to overcome the enemy's resistance, and personally charged a machine-gun nest with his pistol, killing one of the gunners and capturing the other two. The two small tanks proving to be inadequate, this officer went back through the barrage and brought up eight large tanks, leading them on foot in the open under intense shell fire and direct machine-gun fire. He maneuvered these tanks so skillfully that the subsequent capture of the stronghold of Cheppy by the infantry was made possible.

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  General Orders 70, War Department, 1919