Tobe C. Cope
Home Town: Fort Thomas, KY
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Tobe C. Cope, Major, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Trieres Farm, France, September 30, 1918. Wounded in the arm, Major Cope remained on duty throughout the engagement, led his battalion, and encouraged his men by his gallant example, and refused to be evacuated.
