Lester Raines
Home Town: Akron, OH
General Orders No. 35, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lester Raines, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Grand Pre, France, October 29 to November 2, 1918. During the five days of operations, Private Raines worked without hesitation carrying messages through constant shell fire, and, acting as guide for ration parties, his information at all times proving most valuable and accurate.
