Joseph H. Carvo
Home Town: Yakima, WA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph H. Carvo, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Sergy, France, July 29 – 30, 1918. Acting as runner, Private First Class Carvo carried messages repeatedly over open ground swept by terrific machine-gun fire, aiding materially in the maintenance of liaison.