Charlie E. Lemmon
Home Town: Augusta, GA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 74, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Charlie E. Lemmon, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fleville, France, October 9, 1918. Sergeant Lemmon alone charged an enemy machine- gun, capturing the gun and two German soldiers. He was seriously wounded while in the successful execution of this mission. His timely capture of the gun made it possible for his company to advance and organize their objective with few casualties.