John W. Roy
Home Town: Worcester, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 125, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John W. Roy, Bugler, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Belleau Wood, France, July 18 and 19, 1918. Bugler Roy displayed notable bravery in delivering messages through violent shell fire, At one time, after three other runners had been killed and a fourth wounded, he passed over the same route, undaunted, to carry a message vitally necessary to the successful operation of his company.