Leroy H. Hammond

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to LeRoy H. Hammond, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ardeuil-et- Montfauxelles, France, September 28 & 29, 1918. On the afternoon of September 28, Captain Hammond was wounded in the arm and in the leg by a shell fragment. He refused to go to the rear, knowing if he did so it would depress the morale of his men. On the following day he led one of his machine-gun sections forward in the attack through heavy fire until severely wounded a second time. The enemy position was taken, with guns, prisoners, and much material.