Clarence A. Crowell
Home Town: Hyannis, MA
General Orders No. No. 53, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clarence A. Crowell, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Counigis, France, July 15, 1918. Private First Class Crowell carried messaged from his company and battalion headquarters over routes swept by heavy artillery fire. Due to the individual gallantry of this runner, communication was maintained during the terrific bombardment which preceded the German attack on the Marne.
