William Mccarthy
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 117, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William McCarthy, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Ferme de Meurcy, near Villers-sur-Fere, France, July 29, 1918. After having been wounded and ordered from the field, Private McCarthy went out into an area that was under accurate enemy machine-gun fire and the fire of our own artillery barrage, gave first aid to a wounded comrade, and carried him back to the dressing station.
