Russell Moran

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Russell Moran, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Somme-Py, France, October 4 – 5, 1918. During a violent enemy counter-barrage, Private Moran, with Private Harley S. Edwards, remained on duty for 14 hours repairing the telephone line from their battery position to the battalion post of command, 250 meters away. Within this period the wires were cut by shell fire more than 20 times, but these two soldiers, displaying remarkable coolness and disregard of danger, promptly mended all breaks and maintained constant communication between the battalion and the battery commander.