Lawrence E. Caulder

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lawrence E. Caulder, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Brancourt, France, October 8, 1918. With another soldier, Corporal Caulder crawled through intense artillery and machine-gun fire fifty yards in advance of their platoon, for the purpose of sniping the enemy machine gunners who were holding up the platoon. His companion was killed, but Corporal Caulder remained at his post and kept up an effective rifle fire on the enemy nest, until the tanks came up and destroyed it.