Lewis Nunley
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 27, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lewis Nunley, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mezy, France, July 15, 1918. Corporal Nunley advanced in the face of intense machine-gun fire and single handed attacked an enemy machine-gun position, killing the crew and returning with the gun to our lines. Later he led nine men in a flank attack on the enemy and captured 25 men.
