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David H. Cohn and his brother Eugene S. Cohn are one of seven sets of brrothers tto each received the Distinguished Service Cross.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Regiment:

    363d Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 31, 1918

    War Department, General Orders No. 50 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Infantry) David H. Cohn, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 363d Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Spitaals-Bosschen, Belgium, 31 October 1918. When his company met with determined resistance from enemy machine guns and snipers, Lieutenant Cohn, being the only officer remaining with his company, undertook a dangerous reconnaissance himself rather than assign the mission to others, and while so engaged was mortally wounded.