Donald H. Bowser
Headquarters, Eighth U.S. Army, Korea: General Orders No. 978 (October 30, 1953) | General Orders No. 978 (October 30, 1953)
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Donald H. Bowser, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving as Squad Leader in an Infantry Company. Sergeant Bowser distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Pau-gol, Korea, on the morning of 15 July 1953. On that date, Sergeant Bowser was the leader of a squad which was completely isolated from the remainder of the United Nations forces when a numerically superior enemy element overran outpost. Although all but six men in his squad had been killed, Sergeant Bowser inspired his comrades to continue fighting against the great odds, moving his group from bunker to bunker in the face of the onrushing enemy. When further withdrawal became impossible, Sergeant Bowser position his men in a bunker and, for the next eleven hours, encouraged them in inflicting heavy casualties and in warding off the enemy. When the United Nations artillery laid down a smoke screen over the area, Sergeant Bowser ordered his men to withdraw. Remaining behind, he courageously picked up one of his companions who had been seriously wounded and carried him over four hundred yards through an intense barrage to the friendly lines.
Headquarters, Eighth U.S. Army, Korea: General Orders No. 978 (October 30, 1953)
