(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Kelley Benjamin Lemmon, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Battalion of the 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 23 August 1944 along the banks of the Seine River in France. Lieutenant Colonel Lemmon swam the Sein River to obtain five civilian boats which he ferried back and, leading the men of the 2nd Battalion of the 11th Infantry Regiment, he went on to establish the 3rd Army’s bridgehead crossing of the Moselle River. Lieutenant Colonel Lemmon’s extraordinary heroism, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 5th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.