Levi Stevens

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Levi Stevens, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Romagne, France, October 9, 1918. Commanding a small detachment, First Lieutenant Stevens charged and captured a strong enemy machine-gun nest, his personal activity and courage aiding greatly in the success of the exploit. Although wounded and under heavy fire, he organized a position from which his detachment could effectively turn the captured gun on the enemy.