Teddy Owens

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Teddy Owens, Bugler, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the St. Mihiel offensive, France, September 14, 1918. Bugler Owens, with four other men, volunteered to cross a valley to the woods opposite and silence machine guns which had held up the advance of his company. In the face of heavy enemy fire this small group accomplished its mission, thus enabling the company to cross the valley without further loss. He was killed in the performance of this act.