Roy E. Mathews
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Roy E. Mathews, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois-du- Fays, France, October 5, 1918. Acting without orders, Private Mathews went through heavy artillery fire to notify his regimental commander that our own barrage was falling short, his bravery and presence of mind thus saving the lives of many American soldiers.
