Ernest L. Downey
Home Town: Pleasanton, KS
General Orders 98, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ernest L. Downey, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near the Bois-de-Montrebeau, France, September 28, 1918. After being severely wounded, Sergeant Downey, refused to go to the rear, but continued in the advance until the final objective was reached and his company relieved.
