Fred L. Lemmon
Home Town: Hutchinson, KS
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 59, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fred L. Lemmon, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Charpentry, France, September 27 – 28, 1918. Wounded severely in the chest, Lieutenant Colonel Lemmon remained in command of his battalion for 24 hours, until no longer able to walk. He showed a great personal courage and skill in leading his battalion against heavy shell and machine-gun fire, refusing to be evacuated until helpless from loss of blood.