Lawrence Conroy

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Lawrence Conroy, Mechanic, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Grand Pre, France, October 23, 1918. Seeing a comrade lying wounded in front of our lines, Mechanic Conroy voluntarily made his way forward and rescued the man from direct machine-gun fire. After all platoon leaders had become casualties, he assumed command and very creditably directed the action throughout the entire attack.