Anthony Chesney
Home Town: Kulpmont, PA
General Orders No. No. 132, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Anthony Chesney, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 19, 1918. After being twice wounded and unable to advance, Corporal Chesney took over an automatic rifle and used it effectively until ordered to the rear by an officer.
