The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Leonard S. Banks (ASN: 2213782), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., in the Foret-de-Fere, France, 23 July 1918. Badly wounded while on patrol Private Banks returned to his company to get assistance for wounded comrades. He then volunteered and led the first-aid men through heavy gas and shell bombardment to the place where his wounded comrades were.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Private Leonard S. Banks (ASN: 2213782), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company G, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, A.E.F., in the Foret-de-Fere, France, 23 July 1918. Badly wounded while on patrol Private Banks returned to his company to get assistance for wounded comrades. He then volunteered and led the first-aid men through heavy gas and shell bombardment to the place where his wounded comrades were.
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