Oscar P. May
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Oscar P. May, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-Mort Mare, France, September 12, 1918. Without assistance, Lieutenant May very courageously attacked and captured a machine gun which threatened to wipe out his platoon.
