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 E. Palmer (ASN: 68130), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company F, 103d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Bois-de-St. Remy, France, 12 September 1918. After three of his platoon had been killed and six wounded Private Palmer crawled forward to a shell hole and killed one gunner in the nest. Subjected to a hand grenade bombing, he made his way to another shell hole, and from here shot another of the crew, after which he rushed the nest and captured the remaining gunner and machine-gun.