Thomas J. Dunne

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Thomas J. Dunne, First Lieutenant (Chaplain), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, France, September 26 to November 11, 1918. While a crossroads was being heavily shelled by enemy artillery and after several men had been killed and others wounded, Chaplain Dunne, utterly disregarding his own safety, went to their assistance and ministered to them. He constantly exposed himself to the heaviest fire in order to assist the wounded men of his regiment, at all times displaying heroic conduct and superb devotion to his duty. His splendid and consistent bravery and contempt for his own safety was a continuing inspiration to every man in his regiment and served to build up a fine sense of duty and soldierly obligation in the organization.