Philip H. Hurley
Home Town: Milford, Connecticut
Silver Star
U.S. Army
World War I
First Lieutenant (Infantry) Philip H. Hurley, United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action while attached to the 83d Company, Sixth Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces at Chateau-Thierry, France during World War I.
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 15, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Philip H. Hurley, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-de-Belleau, France, on June 6, 1918. First Lieutenant Hurley displayed coolness, judgment, and utter fearlessness, in leading his platoon to its objective under heavy fire.