Francis A. Duffy
Home Town: Florence, NJ
General Orders No. 20, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Francis A. Duffy, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Thiaucourt and Grand Pre, France, September 21 and October 16, 1918. On September 21, at Thiaucourt, France, Private Duffy remained in the front line trenches under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, caring for the wounded, and displaying utter disregard for personal danger while administering first-aid treatment to 40 men. During the advance of his company from Statuvin to Grand Pre, Private Duffy followed immediately behind the first wave, under heavy machine-gun and shell fire, caring for the wounded as they fell.
