Frank J. Downs
Home Town: Pottsville, PA
General Orders No. No. 27, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank J. Downs, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Courchamps, France, July 19, 1918. During an enemy counterattack, when the units on his right and left were falling back, Sergeant Downs, promptly grasping the situation, fearlessly led his platoon forward 400 yards, broke up the enemy attack, and established a new line of resistance. His heroic conduct enabled adjoining units to advance.
