Edward J. Lidwell
Home Town: Chicago, IL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 126, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward J. Lidwell, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de- Chaume, France, October 9, 1918. Advancing single-handed against a machine gun, Private Lidwell put it out of action, killing its crew of three and preventing an enfilading fire on the company, thus saving many lives.