Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1919 — DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS [ARTICLE]

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS

Awarded Fortner Jasper County Boy, Who Wan Killed In France. The Democrat la in receipt of a copy of The Little River Monitor, published at Little River, Kansas, in which it gives an account of the awarding of a - distinguished service cross to Dwight F. Lamson, deceased, formerly of Co. "G”, 353rd Infantry, which, with a letter from the Lieutenant Colonel, Burton A. Smead, had been sent | bls father, Charles E. Lamson ofi Little River. Private Lamson had many relatives and friends in Jasper county and was a nephew of A. D. Babcock of Goodland, and was born in*Jordan township, Jasper county. He was mortally wounded September 12, 1918, in action near Limey, France. Seeing his Lieutenant fall severely wounded, Private Lamson, with another stretcher bearer, rushed through severe machine gun fire to his assistance. When they had placed the Lieutenant on a stretcher and were endeavoring to reach the dressing station be fell mortally wounded.