Stanley T. Murnane

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Stanley T. Murnane, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Brieulles, France, November 4 – 5, 1918. When three of the boats supporting a pontoon bridge across the Meuse River were destroyed by artillery fire, Private Murnane voluntarily waded into the stream under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire and held up the deck of the bridge until new boats were launched and placed into position.