Joseph W. Gray
Home Town: Titusville, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Joseph W. Gray, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in Romagne, France, October 18, 1918. Lieutenant Gray, although wounded, personally supervised the construction of a bridge under severe artillery and direct machine-gun fire, thereby making it possible for the infantry and artillery to advance to more advantageous positions.