Michael J. Mcgarty
Home Town: Brooklyn, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 13, W.D., 1929
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Michael J. McGarty, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Chevieres, near Grand Pre, France, October 14, 1918. With utter disregard for his own personal safety Sergeant McGarty went forward under heavy enemy machine- gun fire to rescue a severely wounded officer, and displayed extraordinary heroism in action by helping to carry him to a place of safety.