Glen A. Preston

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Glen A. Preston, Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Andevanne, France, October 29, 1918. Becoming separated from his protecting planes while on a photographic mission, Lieutenant Preston continued on alone, and, although he was attacked by seven enemy planes, type Fokker, he drove them off and secured numerous photographs.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Glen A. Preston, Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cunel, France, October 5, 1918. While on a photographic mission Lieutenant Preston and his pilot were attacked by seven enemy planes (type Fokker) and driven back to our own lines. They almost immediately returned to the same locality without the protection of battle planes and continued to take photographs until attacked by five machines (Pfalz type). They opened fire on this formation and brought down two of them and drove the others away and then returned with photographs of great importance

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Glen A. Preston, Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Remonville, France, October 30, 1918. Lieutenant Preston successfully accomplished his mission in spite of encounters with four separate enemy formations, one of 38 machines, another of six, type Pfalz, another of seven, type Fokker, and a formation of biplane planes. He shot down one of the enemy and returned with valuable information.