Clarence W. Geer

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clarence W. Geer, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at St. Hilaire, France, September 18 – 19, 1918. While advancing with a raiding party, in the face of heavy machine-gun fire, he charged alone into the woods and captured two prisoners single-handed. After the raiding party had retired, he again went back alone into the woods under the same heavy machine-gun fire, to locate wounded who had been left behind. His courage and exceptional bravery set an example to his men which contributed greatly to the success of the raid.