Lonnie H. Nixon
Home Town: Eugene, OR
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lonnie H. Nixon, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fossoy, France, July 15, 1918. Captain Nixon fearlessly led a counterattack through an intense barrage, inspiring his men to success by his personal example. He was seriously wounded while in the performance of this act.