Samuel Mascorella
Home Town: Erie, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 23, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Samuel Mascorella, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Mezy, France, July 15, 1918. On July 15, Private Mascorella volunteered and carried a message to headquarters after two runners had been killed while attempting to get through. He returned through the barrage with an answer to the message.