Leon M. Hanna
Home Town: Chicago, IL
General Orders 64, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Leon M. Hanna, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de- Chaume, France, October 10, 1918. When his platoon had suffered heavy casualties and was held up by fire from a hidden machine-gun emplacement, he advanced alone under heavy fire, and locating the enemy position, charged it. He bayoneted the enemy gunner and captured two of the gun crew, enabling his platoon to resume the advance.
