Jack Cowan
Home Town: Tulsa, OK
General Orders No. No. 129, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jack Cowan, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vilcey, France, during the offensive against the St. Mihiel salient September 12, 1918. As a runner, Private First Class Cowan made four trips through a barrage, carrying important messages from the company command post. At another time he recovered a machine gun, the crew of which had been knocked out by a shell, and carried it unaided to a position where it was put in action. This brave soldier was killed while in the faithful performance of his duties.
