Troy C. Carroll
Home Town: Elkhart, IN
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Troy C. Carroll, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Brancourt, France, October 8, 1918. Corporal Carroll was a gunner in a tank which was struck four times by shells, which killed or wounded the entire crew. Disregarding his own wounds in the back and leg, he walked 3 miles to secure assistance, guided stretcher bearers back to the disabled tank and assisted in evacuating the wounded until he was completely exhausted.
