Paul C. Rowan
Home Town: Rosiclare, IL
General Orders No. 20, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Paul C. Rowan, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Cunel, France, October 14, 1918. In the absence of a commissioned officer, and under heavy shell and machine-gun fire, Sergeant Rowan succeeded in reorganizing the units of his command, and by his fearless example greatly increased the morale of his company. He successfully led them to the attack until he was killed by shell fire.
