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Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    371st Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    September 30, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 46 (1919)

    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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Edward Lee Spencer, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 371st Infantry Regiment, 93d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, north of Ardeuil, France, 30 September 1918. Having been wounded in the leg by machine-gun fire, Lieutenant Spencer nevertheless continued to remain with his platoon, leading it successfully through an intense barrage of machine-gun and artillery fire to its objective. He remained on duty with his command, until two days later, when his regimental commander ordered him to the rear.