Eugene B. Cassidy
Home Town: New Derry, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 98, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Eugene B. Cassidy, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near the Vesle River, France, August 26, 1918. With utter disregard for his own safety, Sergeant Cassidy voluntarily left shelter; and, going 100 yards in advance of the line, under heavy machine-gun and shell fire, rescued a wounded officer.