Owen F. Duffy
Home Town: Qwllacillw, NY
General Orders 78, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Owen F. Duffy, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Juvin, France, October 16, 1918. Private Duffy, with another soldier, voluntarily made several trips out into November 5-6, 1918. When his section leader was lulled, Private Dugan took command of the section and led it against a machine-gun nest, capturing three machine guns and prisoners. He was dangerously wounded in this encounter, but continued to lead his men forward until he fell exhausted from loss of blood.
