Orville Hardy, Jr.
Home Town: Shamokin, PA
General Orders No. 23, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Orville Hardy, Jr., Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mezy, France, July 15, 1918. Corporal Hardy remained with his gun after all the other members of his gun crew were killed or wounded. He continued to fire until his ammunition was exhausted, then removed the firing mechanism and returned to our lines, fighting his way with his pistol.
