Dwight F. Lamson

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Dwight F. Lamson, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action 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.