Junius I. Boyle

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Junius I. Boyle, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois Dommartin, northwest of Thiaucourt, France, October 11, 1918. First Lieutenant Boyle voluntarily and alone made a reconnaissance of the Bois Dommartin, a strongly fortified enemy position, and returned with valuable information. Later, accompanied by another soldier, he again made a reconnaissance, and while returning with valuable information was attacked by a superior enemy force and killed.