Harold G. Mckey

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold G. McKey, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Romagne, France, October 13 – 14, 1918. When his company commander was wounded, Lieutenant McKey took command of the company. Although wounded and weakened by the loss of blood, he refused to be evacuated but continued in command of his men for 32 hours under severe machine-gun and artillery fire, until the town of Romagne was taken, remaining in action until ordered to the rear.