Americo Dipasquale
Home Town: Philadelphia, PA
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Americo Dipasquale, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, November 11, 1918, Private Dipasquale volunteered his services as a connecting file, and during the course of operations was obliged to cross and re-cross fields swept by shell and machine-gun fire. His efforts were instrumental in keeping contact with the unit of his left. While he was thus engaged, Private Dipasquale was killed.
