User:Arquenevis/Lindsay McDonald Silvester

Lindsay McDonald Silvester was an United States major-general. Over his military career spanning several decades he served with distinction during World War I and World War II. He was born on September 30, 1889 in Norfolk County, Virginia, the United States of America.

He served during World War I and World War II.

While a major in the United States expeditionary forces, he was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on 15 July 1918 under heavy enemy fire in Bois d'Agrimont, France. Several soldiers had been wounded during heavy bombardment from the German army. He voluntarily giving up his dugout for the wounded while exposing himself to danger from enemy bombardment which lasted 10 hours.

General Silvester was appointed commander of the 7th Armored Division in March 1942. Silvester found himself fighting in France against the Germans yet again during World War II. As commander of the Seventh Armored Division, he participated in Gen. George S. Patton Jr.'s campaign across France in 1944.