Samuel A. Bowman

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Samuel A. Bowman, Second Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Aire Valley, near Fleville, France, October 4, 1918. Lieutenant Bowman displayed remarkable bravery and devotion to duty while on an Infantry contact patrol mission. Heavy machine-gun fire was encountered from the enemy position in Fleville. The plane was pierced many times and Lieutenant Bowman was severely wounded, but in spite of this fact he continued on his mission until the front line was located, after which he wrote and dropped clear and accurate messages to division and corps command posts, giving valuable and timely information.