Patrick Hendricks
Home Town: New York, NY
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Patrick Hendricks, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Badonviller, France, June 24, 1918. After being wounded, Private Hendricks continued to work his automatic rifle until it was destroyed. He then secured a rifle and continued to fight and later assisted other wounded before having his own wound dressed.
