Lavern Light

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lavern Light, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Grand Pre, France, November 1, 1918. While his company and two others were fighting to prevent being cut off and annihilated by the enemy, Corporal Light voluntarily crept out ten yards in advance of the line and killed five of the enemy, who were attempting to execute an encircling movement with machine guns. Remaining in his exposed position with cool tenacity, he continued materially toward reducing the hostile forces and making possible a rush by his company.