William W. Palmer
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 143, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William W. Palmer, First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the region of Doulcon, France, October 3, 1918. First Lieutenant Palmer encountered three enemy planes (Fokker type). Despite their numerical superiority, he attacked and in a decisive combat sent one down in flames and forced the other to retire.
