Joseph Walker
Home Town: New York, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph Walker, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Blosmes Village, France, July 15, 1918. Making his way from the forward observation post through an extremely heavy shelling, Captain Walker delivered very important information after telephone communications had been cut and after he had been severely wounded.