Francis K. Lesesne
Home Town: Charleston, SC
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Francis K. Lesesne, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ardeuil, France, September 29, 1918. Painfully wounded in the arm by shell fire, Captain Lesesne nevertheless remained with his company until his organization two days later had gone into a reserve position and he was ordered to evacuate.