Michael J. Donahue
Home Town: Springfield, MA
General Orders No. No. 35, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Michael J. Donahue, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Exermont, France, October 4 – 5, 1918. On October 4, assisted by a small group of his platoon, Sergeant Donahue attacked an enemy machine-gun nest and captured it. On the following day, while attacking an enemy machine-gun nest, his platoon was repulsed with many casualties. Accompanied by a comrade, he advanced through heavy machine-gun fire and brought in the wounded men to safety. He then reorganized his platoon and made a second attack on the enemy position, capturing the gun and crew.
