William Bryan
Home Town: New York, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
Peacetime Awards
U.S. Army
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Bryan, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for voluntarily entering a closed place and removing sacks of powder that were in close proximity to burning powder and smoldering debris, at the risk of his own life, thereby preventing further disaster after the explosion at Fort Monroe, Virginia, July 21, 1910.