William Mccarthy
Home Town: New York, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
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.