Arthur H. Le Clair

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Arthur H. Le Clair, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Argonne Forest, France, October 12th, 1918. When ordered on an exploiting party one and one-half kilometers in advance of our lines, Corporal Le Clair first reconnoitered the route and then led his men forward under heavy fire from the enemy artillery and machine guns. He held the position he established under heavy fire, until relieved 14 hours later.