The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Sergeant Gilbert Owens (ASN: 40769), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company M, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Medeah Ferme, France, October 3 – 5, 1918. Suffering from three severe scalp wounds, Sergeant Owens remained with his company, and, for two days performed his duties under intense artillery and machine-gun fire, until sent to the hospital completely exhausted.