Roy E. Murphy

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Roy E. Murphy, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Sommerance, France, November 1, 1918. When the powder dump near his gun was blown up by enemy fire and the fuse boxes were on fire, Sergeant Murphy, regardless of personal danger from an explosion, went into the re, extinguishing it. He thereby saved his gun from becoming unserviceable and kept it in action.