George A. Casey
Home Town: Cold Spring, NY
General Orders 89, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George A. Casey, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Barricade Pavilion, France, September 27, 1918. Although he had been mortally wounded by enemy shell fire, which caused heavy casualties in his platoon, Sergeant Casey reorganized the platoon and directed the placing of outposts so that the position could be held, refusing to have his own wounds dressed until the other wounded men were evacuated.
