Lowell H. Riley
Home Town: Orange, NJ
General Orders No. No. 116, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lowell H. Riley, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Ville Savoye, northeast of Chateau-Thierry, France, August 7, 1918. Lieutenant Riley maintained an observing station for his battalion commander for two days, although subjected during the whole of this time to intense artillery bombardment. He obtained valuable information as to the movements of the enemy, which was used in directing artillery fire. While engaged in this very important and hazardous work he was killed by shell fire.
