Harry F. Carnahan
Home Town: Birdville, PA
General Orders No. 50, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harry F. Carnahan, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fismette, France, August 11, 1918. Although the bridge crossing the Vesle was being heavily shelled and many men were killed in attempting to cross it, Private Carnahan made repeated trips, each time carrying a badly wounded man. He was finally wounded, but refused evacuation, volunteering for duty the following day and providing medical attention for his wounded comrades by venturing across the bridge through the murderous fire.
