Louis J. Tucker
Home Town: Memphis, TN
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 87, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Louis J. Tucker, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois d’Ormont, France, October 23 – 27, 1918. Private Tucker bravely volunteered to carry an important message to the battalion commander at a critical juncture, and, in attempting to pass through a terrific enemy barrage, was instantly killed by shell fire.