Carl Lee

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Carl Lee, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Molain, France, October 17, 1918. Having become separated from their company in a smoke barrage, Private Lee and Corporal Henry W. Cardwell found themselves face to face with a party of the enemy. Private Lee brought his automatic rifle to his shoulder and attempted to fire, but the gun was jammed and would not shoot. Seeing themselves covered by the gun and not knowing its condition, the Germans threw up their hands, and while Private Lee kept the rifle at his shoulder Corporal Cardwell rounded up the Germans and disarmed them. Their ruse resulted in the capture of 12 of the enemy, comprising three machine-gun crews.