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  General Orders 81, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: France

Le May, Joseph J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph J. Le May, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 364th Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, A.E.F., near Eclisfontaine, France, September 28, 1918. Responding to a call for volunteers, Private Le May, with five others, advanced 400 yards beyond their front to bring in wounded comrades. They succeeded in rescuing seven of their men and also bringing in the dead body of a lieutenant, while exposed to terrific machine-gun fire.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Seattle, Washington

Le Pelletier De Woillemont, Bernard C. F. M. X. E. G.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Bernard C. F. M. X. E. G. Le Pelletier De Woillemont, Lieutenant of Cavalry, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as French Liaison Officer, 2d Division, A.E.F. (Attached), near St. Etienne, France, October 9, 1918. Lieutenant de Woillemont, with Colonel James C. Rhea, United States Army, voluntarily undertook an important reconnaissance under hazardous circumstances during the Masif Blanc Mont operations, at a time when accurate information concerning our advanced positions was greatly needed and could not be obtained from other sources. In an automobile, whose conspicuous appearance drew the concentrated fire of artillery and machine-guns, they proceeded one mile across open ground to the town of St. Etienne, where our troops were in contact with the enemy. Under fire these two officers reconnoitered the front lines, locating the position of the enemy, as well as that of the French units on the flank, and returned across the open with complete, reliable, and timely information of the highest military value in subsequent operations.

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  General Orders No. No. 120, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: France

Leach, George E.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George E. Leach, Colonel (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 151st Field Artillery, 42d Division, A.E.F., near Pexonne, France, March 5, 1918. Colonel Leach entered the quarry of Battery C, 151st Field Artillery, then subjected to a particularly accurate artillery bombardment, for the purpose of directing and encouraging the officers and men of that battery when he might with propriety have sent his directions by messenger.

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  General Orders No. 126, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Leach, John A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John A. Leach, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 38th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near La Franquette Farm, France, July 22, 1918. While his unit was in close contact with the enemy, a spy circulated a report that the company had been ordered to withdraw. Those who thus retired were shot down by the enemy. During the disorder that followed, Sergeant Leach fearlessly reorganized the platoon under close-range enemy fire. Due to his heroic example, the men of his platoon held their ground and repulsed the strong enemy attack which followed.

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  General Orders No. No. 22, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Westminster, Vermont

Leach, John W.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John W. Leach, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. About 6.30 in the morning of September 29 Lieutenant Leach received a serious wound which rendered his right arm useless. Notwithstanding his suffering and weakness from loss of blood he continued to lead his platoon toward its objective until after 1 o'clock on that day, when he became so exhausted and weak that he was ordered to the aid station by his commanding officer and from there was evacuated to the hospital

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  General Orders No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Knoxville, Tennessee

Leandri, Dominique A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Dominique A. Leandri, Colonel, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 8th Regiment, Mounted Chasseurs, Army of France, near St. Mihiel, France, September 12, 1918. Leading his regiment in the attack in liaison with the 26th American Division, Colonel Leandri directed the assault with distinguished gallantry and leadership. In an advance of 6 kilometers his command captured 1,780 prisoners, including two regimental commanders and 37 other officers, 90 machine guns, 3 heavy howitzers, 22 minenwerfers, one 77-millimeter gun, and a large quantity of other material.

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  General Orders 62, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: France

Leary, Edmund M.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edmund M. Leary, Colonel (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, A.E.F., near Stenay, France, November 10, 1918. Under heavy machine-gun and artillery fire Colonel Leary personally led two sections of machine guns and two platoons of infantry to the assistance of one of his battalions in order to protect its flank.

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  General Orders No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: North Whitefield, Maine

Leavell, John H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John H. Leavell, Captain (Corps of Engineers), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 316th Engineers, 91st Division, A.E.F., at Audenarde, Belgium, November 1, 1918. Captain Leavell led a patrol of four men on a reconnaissance of the city of Audenarde at a time when it was still occupied by enemy patrols and snipers, obtaining important data on destroyed bridges and locating materials necessary in repairing them. While on this errand Captain Leavell and his men encountered a German patrol three times their number and in the combat which followed several of the enemy were killed or wounded and a spy was captured.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Salt lake City, Utah

Lebre, Anton

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Anton Lebre, Captain, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 344th Regiment, Colonial Infantry, Army of France, near Montfauxelles, France, September 29 - October 4, 1918. While on duty as senior French officer near the colonel of the 371st United States Infantry, Captain Lebre volunteered and went forward to make reconnaissance, during which he was wounded in the face by a bursting shell. After being evacuated, he insisted on returning to duty with the regiment, though he was still suffering from fever caused by his wound and exposure during the battle.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: France

*Lechner, Carl J.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Carl J. Lechner, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company B, 168th Infantry Regiment, 42d Division, A.E.F., at Badonvilliers, France, May 29, 1918. during a raid on our trenches by a superior enemy force, Corporal Lechner engaged in a hand-to-hand bayonet fight with one of the enemy who had penetrated our line and killed him. Although fatally wounded in this encounter, he propped himself up on the parapet and continued to fire his rifle at the enemy until they were repulsed. He later died as a result of wounds sustained in this action.

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

Home Town: Cedar Falls, Iowa

Leclerc, Hippolyte A. M.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Hippolyte A. M. Leclerc, Major, Army of France, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 41st Regiment of Artillery, Colonial Service, Army of France, in the Verdun campaign, September - November, 1918. By his valuable assistance rendered to the infantry, which he was supporting, Chef d' Esc. Leclerc, by the effective use of his batteries, inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy. To better assist the American division attacking Grancourt, he occupied an advanced position, despite the fatigued condition of his troops, who were constantly subjected to machine-gun fire and high-explosive and poisonous shells.

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  General Orders 62, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: France

*Ledwell, Harvey M.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harvey M. Ledwell, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company A, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., near Charmel, France, July 26, 1918. Although very seriously wounded, Sergeant Ledwell refused aid of his men, who stopped to assist him, ordering them forward and directing their attack until they had passed beyond hearing distance.

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  General Orders No. 126, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Greensboro, North Carolina

Lee, Alfred P.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alfred P. Lee, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., at Apremont, France, April 10, 1918. During the action of April 10, 1918, Private Lee displayed courage, coolness, and the spirit of self-sacrifice in voluntarily going through shell-swept area to bring back wounded to a place of safety, carrying one wounded man more than 50 yards under heavy shell fire.

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  General Orders No. 99, War Department, 1918
  

Home Town: Northampton, Massachusetts

Lee, Arthur Trumbull

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arthur Trumbull Lee, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 364th Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, A.E.F., near Tronsol Farm, France, September 28, and at Leauwken, Belgium, October 31, 1918. On the afternoon of September 28 Lieutenant Lee advanced with his platoon to Tronsol Farm under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire and captured seven machine guns and much ammunition. Forced to retire he returned with his capture and platoon in good order. On October 31, while attempting to locate machine-gun nests which were holding up his advance, he was so severely wounded that, in spite of his desire to continue, he was unable to do so.

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  General Orders No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Walla Walla, Washington

Lee, Carl

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Carl Lee, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, A.E.F., near Molain, France, October 17, 1918. Having become separated from their company in a smoke barrage, Private Lee and Corporal Henry W. Cardwell found themselves face to face with a party of the enemy. Private Lee brought his automatic rifle to his shoulder and attempted to fire, but the gun was jammed and would not shoot. Seeing themselves covered by the gun and not knowing its condition, the Germans threw up their hands, and while Private Lee kept the rifle at his shoulder Corporal Cardwell rounded up the Germans and disarmed them. Their ruse resulted in the capture of 12 of the enemy, comprising three machine-gun crews.

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  General Orders No. 44, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Osage, Iowa

Lee, Chris

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Chris Lee, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company K, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., near Cantigny, France, May 27, 1918. During an enemy raid Private Lee exposed himself to heavy artillery, machine-gun, and rifle fire to go to the company dump for ammunition. Although wounded twice when en route to the dump and three times more while returning, he persisted and delivered to his squad the needed ammunition and then acted as loader for an automatic rifle team until the attack was repulsed.

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

Home Town: Canada

Lee, Christopher F.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Christopher F. Lee, Major (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 102d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, A.E.F., near Verdun, France, October 25, 1918. When his battalion had met with heavy artillery, machine-gun, and rifle resistance, and his troops were on the verge of becoming disorganized, Major Lee took the leadership of the front line platoon and charged the enemy. In this act he was so seriously wounded that he had to be evacuated.

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  General Orders No. 37, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts

Lee, Edward Brooke

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward Brooke Lee, Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, A.E.F., near Balschwiller, Alsace, August 31, 1918. While in command of a raiding party against the enemy trenches near Balschwiller on the morning of August 31, 1918, Captain Lee led the advance through the enemy wire, being the last to quit the enemy trenches, personally assisting in carrying the wounded back through the enemy counter-barrage, and remaining all day of August 31 in a shell hole in no man's land in order to assist all wounded to return to our line.

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  General Orders No. No. 3, War Department, 1922
  

Home Town: Silver Springs, Maryland

Lee, Everett D.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Everett D. Lee, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, A.E.F., near Ronssoy, France, September 27, 1918. When the advance of his company was checked by concentrated machine-gun and rifle fire Sergeant Lee advanced alone, sought out enemy machine-gun nests, and by the use of hand grenades and with complete disregard for his own safety, killed and wounded members of enemy machine-gun crews, causing them to abandon the guns, and thus permitting the Infantry to again advance. Sergeant Lee's courage and devotion to duty raised the morale of his company to a high pitch.

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  General Orders No. No. 13, War Department, 1923
  

Home Town: Saratoga Springs, New York

Lee, James A.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James A. Lee, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company D, 107th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division, A.E.F., at St. Souplet, France, October 18, 1918. The advance of his organization having been temporarily halted by machine-gun fire from a fortified house, Private Lee went forward as a scout to locate the entrance to the house. After discovering the entrance, he led a detachment in an assault, and at the point of the bayonet compelled about 35 of the enemy to surrender. A few minutes later, while advancing alone toward an outhouse, he effected the capture of more of the enemy.

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  General Orders No. No. 39, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Norwood, New York

Lee, John B.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John B. Lee, Second Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 24th Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Mezieres, France, November 3, 1918. Lieutenant Lee exhibited extreme courage in the course of a long and dangerous photographic and visual reconnaissance in the region of Mezieres with two other planes of the 24th Aero Squadron. Their formation was broken by the attack of ten enemy pursuit planes; five enemy planes attacked Lieutenant Lee and his pilot. With remarkable coolness Lieutenant Lee succeed ed in shooting down two of the planes. They then had a clear passage to their own lines, but turned back into Germany to assist a friendly plane with several hostile aircraft attacking it. They succeeded in shooting down one more of the enemy. Lieutenant Lee and pilot returned to our lines with information and photographs of great military value.

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  General Orders No. 13, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Newark, New Jersey

*Lee, John C.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John C. Lee, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 131st Infantry Regiment, 33d Division, A.E.F., near Chipilly Ridge, France, August 9, 1918 When his platoon was held up by fire from a machine-gun nest, First Lieutenant Lee advanced alone against the enemy position, and, although mortally wounded, attacked and killed the crew, falling dead among the bodies of the Germans.

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  General Orders 74, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois

Lee, Orum

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The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Orum Lee, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 146th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, A.E.F., near Montfaucon, France, September 27, 1918. Sergeant Lee, with an officer and noncommissioned officer, advanced 200 yards beyond the objective of the patrol in the face of heavy machine-gun fire and captured three 77-millimeter fieldpieces and two light machine guns.

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  General Orders No. No. 16, War Department, 1920
  

Home Town: Orrville, Ohio

Lee, Robert S.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Robert S. Lee, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company C, 102d Field Signal Battalion, 27th Division, A.E.F., east of Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. Sergeant Lee was a member of an advanced regimental signal party which went over the top with the third wave in the attack against the Hindenburg line. The officer in charge and three privates were wounded, and two sergeants, two corporals, and two runners were killed. Sergeant Lee, in the face of terrific shell and machine-gun fire, fearlessly and courageously strung telephone lines and patrolled same in such a manner as to insure telephone communications with the battalion to which he was attached. His bravery and extreme devotion to duty was a splendid inspiration to all his comrades.

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  General Orders 74, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Albany, New York

Lee, Theodore F.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Theodore F. Lee, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 362d Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, A.E.F., near Gesnes, France, September 29, 1918. When the advance of his battalion was held up by a machine-gun nest on a high ridge south of Gesnes, Private Lee and another soldier charged the emplacement, killing part of the crew and routing the others, capturing three heavy machine guns and one light Maxim gun, which they turned on the retreating Germans.

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  General Orders No. 26, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Ibapah, Utah

*Lee, Victor C.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Victor C. Lee, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company H, 355th Infantry Regiment, 89th Division, A.E.F., in crossing the Meuse River, France, November 9 - 10, 1918. Sergeant Lee volunteered as a member of a patrol which was to cross the Meuse River by swimming at a point known to be heavily occupied by enemy detachments, on the night of November 9 - 10, to gain information of the enemy and to capture prisoners. When the members of the patrol reached the middle of the river, they were discovered by the enemy who immediately opened a severe fire upon them using artillery, machine guns, and hand grenades. The heavy fire compelled all but six men to return. With utter disregard for his own personal safety Sergeant Lee, one of the remaining members, continued on the mission, succeeded in crossing the river, and immediately thereafter made the supreme sacrifice.

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  General Orders No. 6, War Department, 1930
  

Home Town: Fremont, Nebraska

Lee, Will H.

Citation:

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Will H. Lee, Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Forty-Third Company, Fifth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F., in action near Blanc Mont, France, October 4, 1918. During an advance of his company, Corporal Lee volunteered to carry a wounded comrade to a place of safety through hostile machine-gun fire. He later brought a wounded soldier from "No Man's Land" through a heavy machine-gun and artillery barrage.

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  General Order No. 46, War Department, 1919
  

Home Town: Fort Worth, Texas

Lee, William F.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William F. Lee, Major (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, A.E.F., at Cheveuges, France, November 7, 1918. While his battalion was engaged with the enemy on the heights near Sedan Major Lee left his advance command post, went forward in the face of heavy enemy machine-gun and artillery fire, where he personally supervised the successful reduction of enemy machine-gun positions and strong points. Later in the engagement, when his battalion was under a heavy frontal and flanking fire of machine guns, rifles, and direct artillery fire from high ground, he again left his advance command post, and with the utmost disregard for his personal safety advanced into the assault waves, traversed them, encouraging his men, and assisted the company officers in bringing such effective fire upon the enemy as to enable the battalion to advance upon their objective in the minimum time and with the least possible loss of life. His gallant and courageous conduct was an inspiration to his command in in a large measure responsible for the success of the 28th Infantry in the operations against Sedan.