Bernard A. Harty
Home Town: Philadelphia, PA
General Orders No. No. 14, W.D., 1925
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Bernard A. Harty, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in action against hostile Moros on Patian Island, Philippine Islands, July 4, 1909. Private Harty, with other men, entered a cave occupied by a desperate enemy, and in the face of a heavy fire with utter disregard for his personal safety, aided in forcing the outlaws to abandon their stronghold, which resulted in their destruction by our forces.
