Luther J. Langston

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Luther J. Langston, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Ivoiry, France, September 27, 1918. When his platoon was halted by the fire of concealed enemy machine guns, Sergeant Langston dashed ahead of his organization and, alone, captured the enemy machine gun, forcing five of the enemy to surrender. This act of heroism enabled his organization to resume the advance.