Leon R. Alexander
Home Town: National City, CA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 70, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Leon R. Alexander, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Eclisfontaine, France, September 27 – October 1, 1918. Private Alexander repeatedly carried messages between his company and battalion posts of command, through heavy artillery and snipers’ fire.