Alphonsus L. Mccormack
Home Town: Boston, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 20, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Alphonsus L. McCormack, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Molleville Farm, France, October 15, 1918. Lieutenant McCormack continued in the advance after being wounded by machine-gun fire, taking command of his company and leading it until weakness from his wounds necessitated his evacuation. His gallantry inspired his men to successfully combat.