Thomas Armstrong
Home Town: Brooklyn, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 142, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas Armstrong, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action east of Ronssoy, France, September 29, 1918. During the operations against the Hindenburg line, Sergeant Armstrong alone, attacked and drove back an enemy patrol. Later, when his captain was wounded, Sergeant Armstrong remained with him and killed two Germans who attacked them.