Daniel C. Shroy
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Daniel C. Shroy, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Courbon, France, July 15, 1918. Private Shroy repeatedly volunteered and carried messages over areas heavily bombarded with gas and high-explosive shells, until he was gassed and forced to go to an aid station.