Thomas F. Foley
Home Town: Worcester, MA
General Orders No. No. 125, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas F. Foley, Captain, U.S. Army, for repeated acts of extraordinary heroism in action near Vaux, France, July 15 to 22, 1918. Throughout the four days of the advance Captain Foley commanded and led his battalion with exceptional bravery and judgment, thereby inspiring his men. When strong resistance was encountered he personally went forward and reconnoitered the terrain under heavy machine-gun and sniper fire, and on July 15 and again on July 22 he personally led his battalion in successful attacks.
