Letcher C. Compton

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Letcher C. Compton, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Charpentry, France, September 27 and 28, 1918. Lieutenant Compton exposed himself to heavy machine-gun fire to advance ahead of his battalion for the purpose of locating accurately the enemy’s positions. His repeated reconnaissances secured valuable information for his battalion commander. Lieutenant Compton was killed while making a reconnaissance south of Exermont.