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 Corporal Lavern Alonzo Light (ASN: 2417804), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company E, 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Grand Pre, France, 1 November 1918. While his company and two others were fighting to prevent being cut off and annihilated by the enemy, Corporal Light voluntarily crept out ten yards in advance of the line and killed five of the enemy, who were attempting to execute an encircling movement with machine guns. Remaining in his exposed position with cool tenacity, he continued materially toward reducing the hostile forces and making possible a rush by his company.