Clarence G. Elmer
Home Town: Lanark, IL
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clarence G. Elmer, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Belval-Bois-des-Dames, France, November 2, 1918. When he was asked to send out a squad in advance of the line under heavy machine-gun fire to enfilade enemy artillery, Lieutenant Elmer asked for and received permission to lead the party, and by his bravery and coolness succeeded in driving the enemy gunners away from their guns.
