Batista Maraglia
Home Town: Stoughton, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Batista Maraglia, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Argonne Forest, France, October 1, 1918. Seeing a runner of his platoon lying helpless from a broken leg, in front of an enemy machine gun, Private Maraglia volunteered and went to his aid, making his way through direct fire for a distance of 75 yards and returning with his wounded comrade.