James A. Cavanaugh
Home Town: New York, NY
General Orders No. 23, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to James A. Cavanaugh, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mount Kemmel, Belgium, August 29, 1918. After several runners sent back through a heavy barrage for reinforcements and ammunition had failed to return Corporal Cavanaugh, who was on duty with the Infantry, volunteered for this mission and successfully accomplished it.
