Joseph J. Lynch
Home Town: White Plains, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 59, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph J. Lynch, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Meurcy Farm, France, July 30, 1918. Sergeant Lynch voluntarily went to the rescue of his lieutenant, who was severely wounded and lying in an exposed position. He succeeded in carrying the wounded officer to safety through the intense machine-gun and rifle fire.