Lester E. Palmer

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lester E. Palmer, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-St. Remy, France, September 12, 1918. After three of his platoon had been killed and six wounded Private Palmer crawled forward to a shell hole and killed one gunner in the nest. Subjected to a hand grenade bombing, he made his way to another shell hole, and from here shot another of the crew, after which he rushed the nest and captured the remaining gunner and machine-gun.