Lewis G. Spangler
Home Town: Lometa, TX
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lewis G. Spangler, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fossoy, France, July 15, 1918. During the intense shelling by the enemy just prior to their offensive of July 15, Private Spangler volunteered and carried a message through the heavy fire and returned with an answer.