William E. Brophy
Home Town: McAdoo, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William E. Brophy, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Argonne Forest, France, October 6, 1918. Although wounded in the arm, Corporal Brophy insisted upon returning to his tank and taking part in the counterattack. He remained with the tank, doing very effective work until the attack had been repulsed.