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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 A. Miller (ASN: 2157639), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Vaux-Andigny, France, 11 October 1918. While his company was engaged with the enemy in the attack on this town, Private Miller, accompanied by two other men and with a Lewis machine gun, by display of excellent initiative and great courage, voluntarily crawled around the town through a heavy hostile machine-gun fire and with the machine gun in a near-by house silenced the enemy machine gun and drove the crew from the harassing post which was holding up the company’s advance. During this action Private Miller was seriously wounded.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Regiment:

    118th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 11, 1918
    GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 5 (June 3, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Private Lester A. Miller (ASN: 2157639), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Private Miller distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving with Company M, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action at Vaux Andigny, France, 11 October 1918, in volunteering to crawl around the town and put the machine gun out of action that was making the town uninhabitable.