Leslie Albert Mcpike

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Leslie Albert McPike, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-Foret, France, October 22, 1918. Having been sent with his section to defend a difficult position, Sergeant McPike succeeded in breaking up a hostile counterattack, though his ammunition was exhausted in so doing. Shortly afterwards, when another counterattack was made against him, he and his men held off the enemy with their pistols, though at one time the Germans had closed in from three sides. Their courageous stand checked the enemy until fresh ammunition could be brought up, whereupon the hostile attack was completely repulsed.