Norman L. Torrey
Home Town: Rowley, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Norman L. Torrey, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Verdun, France, October 23 – 27, 1918. Private Torrey acted as runner for the artillery liaison officer and after this officer was returned wounded, voluntarily remained for 24 hours, acting as runner for the infantry and constantly passing through the most intense artillery and machine-gun fire.