John C. Lowe

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John C. Lowe, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Leeuwken, Belgium, October 31, 1918. With three other soldiers, Corporal Lowe skillfully worked his way under heavy fire to the Sank of a machine-gun nest, which was holding up the advance of his platoon with enfilading fire, killed six Germans and captured three machine-guns.