Christopher F. Lee

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Christopher F. Lee, Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action 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.