Eugene Bothwell
Home Town: Tonawanda, NY
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Eugene Bothwell, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fossoy, France, July 15, 1918. Through the heavy artillery preparation of the enemy of July 15, Private Bothwell volunteered and carried a message over an entirely strange route. He successfully completed his mission and returned with the answer.
