Ralph Silloway
Home Town: Peoria, IL
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ralph Silloway, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Romagne, France, November 1 – 3, 1918. During heavy enemy shell fire, when the other members of his section were all wounded or engaged in first-aid work, Private Silloway alone served his piece and kept it firing. Two days later, when the chief of his section was wounded, Private Silloway took command of the section and followed the barrage.
