Joseph C. Parent
Home Town: Webster, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 99, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph C. Parent, Private, U.S. Army, for faithfulness and great coolness in the execution of his duty at Seicheprey, France, on April 20, 1918, when, although severely wounded in the head and left leg, Private Parent continued, under heavy shell fire, to repair the telephone lines and succeeded in re-establishing communication.