Oren C. Kolwyck

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Oren C. Kolwyck, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Villeret, France, September 27, 1918. Private Kohlwyck displayed marked bravery as battalion runner, fearlessly exposing himself to heavy fire to deliver important messages. Volunteering to deliver a message which necessitated his crossing a barrage of high explosive, shrapnel and gas shells, he was mortally wounded.