Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    111th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    August 11, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 99 (1918)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Lester Carson (ASN: 1245729), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 111th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Fismette, France, 11 August 1918. After a runner had been killed trying to carry a message from Fismette to Fismes, Private Carson volunteered and successfully delivered a duplicate message over the same route through heavy artillery and machine-gun fire.