George E. Hanley
Home Town: Buffalo, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 16, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to George E. Hanley, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fossoy, France, July 14 & 15, 1918. During the intensive artillery bombardment preceding the last German offensive, Private Hanley carried seven messages between company and platoon headquarters. He exposed himself to heavy artillery fire in order to maintain communication between the platoons of his company.