William J. Mcnamee
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 35, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William J. McNamee, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Crezancy and Chateau-Thierry, France, July 15, 1918. On the morning of the 15th of July, Private McNamee, with Private Eckweiler, volunteered and brought up a truck for the purpose of saving the records of the 30th Infantry, which were in danger of capture. He was killed while attempting this mission.
