Leonard C. Hoskins
Home Town: East Las Vegas, NM
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 101, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Leonard C. Hoskins, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near La Chappelle, France, June 28, 1918. Second Lieutenant Hoskins gave proof of great devotion and bravery when he entered a shell-swept area in search for wounded, and was killed while conducting several of his men to safety.