Frank J. Hagney

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Frank J. Hagney, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company E, 14th Infantry Regiment, 71st Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 1 April 1945, in Germany. Lieutenant Hagney, though wounded, returned through enemy fire several times carrying his wounded comrades. He sustained several other wounds and then courageously led his platoon through more intense hostile frontal and flanking fire. Inspiring his men by his heroic leadership, he pressed forward against the enemy and, although seriously wounded twice more, continued his gallant aggressive action. Lieutenant Hagney’s tenacious courage and unflinching devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 71st Infantry Division, and the United States Army.