Elver J. Bowles
Home Town: Columbus, OH
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Elver J. Bowles, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Brabant-sur-Meuse, France, October 23, 1918. During an offensive action in the Bois-sois Bols, Sergeant Bowles remained in the open under direct fire of machine gun and artillery, assisting another soldier in operating a trench mortar for 57 minutes, firing 230 bombs. Repeatedly knocked down from concussion from exploding shells and bombs, he remained at his post until exhausted.
