Everett B. Cooper
Home Town: Cambria, VA
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Everett B. Cooper, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Samogneux, France, October 12, 1918. Private Cooper left a safe place, went through a terrific barrage to help a wounded comrade, and brought him back under heavy machine- gun fire. Private Cooper also carried important messages through the barrage.
