William Pozzi
Home Town: Springfield, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Pozzi, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Belleau, France, July 21, 1918. Corporal Pozzi voluntarily left his trench and ran through heavy shell fire to the aid of a wounded soldier and carried him to safety.