Eugene L. E. Lucas

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Eugene L. E. Lucas, Sergeant, French Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Apremont, France, September 12, and near Bois-de-Handreuvilles Bas, France, September 16, 1918. On September 12, the eve of the attack on Apremont, Sergeant Lucas alone reconnoitered the enemy lines and by exposing himself to machine-gun fire was able to supply his battalion commander with accurate information as to the position of these strongholds. On September 16, aiding some French and American soldiers in attack, he successfully routed superior numbers of the enemy after a lively bayonet encounter.