Edward J. Welsh
Home Town: Freehold, NJ
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Edward J. Welsh, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Grand Pre, France, October 19, 1918. After having received seven machine-gun wounds Sergeant Welsh refused to go to the dressing station, remaining with his company and rendering valuable aid to both his platoon and company commander.