Joseph Gucwa
Home Town: Newark, NJ
General Orders No. No. 132, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph Gucwa, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 19, 1918. Severely wounded at the beginning of the offensive, Private Gucwa remained with his company throughout the day, attacked with it again in the evening, and accompanied it, fighting bravely until it reached its objective.