Lambert A. Wood

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lambert A. Wood, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Chateau- Thierry, France, June 6 – 7, 1918. With entire disregard for personal danger, Lieutenant Wood passed through heavy artillery fire with a message to stop misdirected supporting artillery fire, which fire imperiled the safety of his organization. He was killed near Soissons, France, on July 18, 1918, while leading his machine-gun platoon on a flank movement against an enemy group which was enfilading our advancing Infantry line.