David J. Brickley
Home Town: Dorchester, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to David J. Brickley, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 23 – 24, 1918. Stubbornly resisting three strong enemy counterattacks, Lieutenant Brickley, without aid, went forward and by effective machine- gun fire drove the enemy from and captured a strong pill box which had been raising havoc in our ranks.