Peter T. Monahan
Home Town: Jersey City, NJ
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Peter T. Monahan, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 11, 1918. During an intense bombardment, Private Monahan volunteered to leave cover and assist in carrying a litter supporting a wounded officer. He was himself killed while engaged on this self- sacrificing mission.