Joseph F. Waldron

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph F. Waldron, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-la-Grande Fontaine, France, September 16, 1918. While serving as a company mail carrier, Private Waldron repeatedly volunteered and carried important messages through machine-gun and artillery fire. Although severely wounded in the head and neck, he continued to accomplish his dangerous missions, refusing medical treatment until ordered to the rear by his company commander. His fearless conduct and devotion to duty inspired and steadied the men of his organization.