Leon J. Cushion
Home Town: East Hardwick, VT
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 133, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Leon J. Cushion, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Marcheville, France, September 26, 1918. Under terrific machine-gun, artillery and rifle fire, Private Cushion displayed great courage in locating and fighting enemy machine gunners. He was killed while rushing a machine-gun nest.