Lowe A. Mcclure

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lowe A. McClure, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-Pultiere, France, October 14, 1918, and during the Meuse offensive, November 5, 1918. Lieutenant Colonel McClure, commanding the 3d Battalion, organized his companies and directed their disposition while constantly under fire. At the crossing of the Meuse November 5 he organized his battalion for the attack on Hill 292, and under direct enemy fire, made a reconnaissance which enabled him to capture Hill 292, with more than 100 prisoners and 50 machine guns, without casualty.