William J. Mcdade

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William J. McDade, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Geneve, France, October 8, 1918. While advancing with his platoon on the morning of October 8, Sergeant McDade was seriously wounded in the hip, but insisted upon remaining with his platoon. He was again wounded twice by machine-gun fire, but continued to the objective, where he materially aided in consolidating the position. He was then ordered to the aid station by his commanding officer, and was later evacuated to the hospital.