William Doyle
Home Town: Colwyn, PA
General Orders No. No. 2, W.D., 2932
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Doyle, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Apremont, France, September 27, 1918. When the advance of his company was halted by machine-gun fire from an enemy nest, Sergeant Doyle, utterly disregarding his own personal danger, volunteered to locate definitely, and silence, if possible, the destructive fire. With great skill and bravery he advanced about 500 yards beyond our lines and assisted in silencing the machine guns and capturing several prisoners. The courageous action of Sergeant Doyle greatly inspired his comrades and enabled his company to make a further advance.
