Frank P. Murphy
Home Town: East irvington, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 22, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Frank P. Murphy, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action west of Jaulgonne, France, July 25, 1918. Although wounded in the shoulder by a shell fragment on the morning of July 23, Corporal Murphy continued to care for the wounded of his company. When sent to the rear for treatment, he refused to be evacuated but returned to his company. This exertion caused his collapse.