Lewis M. Tharp
Home Town: Winfield, KS
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 11, W.D., 1921
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lewis M. Tharp, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action north of Charpentry, France, September 27 and 28, 1918. Lieutenant Tharp repeatedly exposed himself to heavy enemy artillery and machine-gun fire in order to maintain communication between company and battalion headquarters.