Champ Carry
Home Town: Chicago, IL
General Orders No. No. 22, W.D., 1929
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Champ Carry, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fismes, France, August 11, 1918. During heavy shelling by the enemy Lieutenant Carry voluntarily went forward into a shell-swept area in front of the battery position to assist in bringing back a severely wounded man. Lieutenant Carry, assisted by another officer and an enlisted man, carried the wounded man under heavy fire to a place of comparative safety, from where he was evacuated to the rear. The utter disregard for his own personal safety displayed by Lieutenant Carry was an inspiration to the entire command.
