Arthur Clemence Cole
Home Town: Providence, RI
General Orders No. No. 35, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arthur Clemence Cole, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Landres-et-St. Georges, France, November 1, 1918. Lieutenant Cole exposed himself to heavy machine-gun fire in order to lead a small detachment against a strongly held enemy position. Armed with a rifle, he attacked an enemy machine-gun position from the flank, capturing same. He then led his unit against other machine-gun nests, which resulted in the capture of some guns and about 40 of the enemy crews.
