Lonnie O. Shoemaker

Corporal, U. S. Army

Distinguished Service Cross

GENERAL ORDERS:
War Department, General Orders No. 50 (1919)
CITATION:
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 Corporal Lonnie O. Shoemaker (ASN: 1491234), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company L, 142d Infantry Regiment, 36th Division, A.E.F., near St. Etienne, France, 8 October 1918.
Although he was severely gassed, Corporal Shoemaker continued in the attack until his company had reached its objective and organized the new position, when he was ordered to the rear. The exposure to which he voluntarily submitted resulted in his death.