Roy D. Trahern

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Roy D. Trahern, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Chatel- Chehery, France, October 7, 1918. After his platoon had been forced to retire from the crest of the hill beyond Chatel-Chehery, Sergeant Trahern exposed himself to heavy machine-gun fire and went back 200 yards toward the enemy to the aid of a severely wounded comrade. Being unable to move the man alone, he called for assistance and later, with the help of another, he carried the wounded man to a place of safety.