Peter J. Crotty
Home Town: New York, NY
General Orders No. No. 22, W.D., 1929
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Peter J. Crotty, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Meurcy Farm, near Villers-sur-Fere, France, July 28, 1918. Sergeant Crotty displayed exceptional heroism when he took 22 men and attacked a nest of enemy machine guns, forcing the enemy to retire with heavy losses. He held the position for three hours when, owing to his party being reduced by casualties to five men, he was compelled to withdraw.
