A Logistics Warrior by the name of HENRY J. McGRATH earned a Distinguished Service Cross in World War I for acts of extraordinary heroism -- not on land, but at sea.

McGrath, a resident of Jacksonville! Florida, when he entered the military, was a second lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, assigned to the U.S. Transport Service at the time he won the DSC.

The transport service had chartered a steamer, the Amphion, and it was upon her fire-swept decks that this Quartermaster soldier showed remarkable PERSONAL COURAGE. The citation reads, in part:

"When the Amphion encountered an enemy submarine on the high seas on October 12, 1918, Lieutenant McGrath in the face of heavy enemy shellfire took charge of and directed the laying of fire hose along the deck, extinguished a fire which had been started by an exploding shell."

"Exposing himself to exploding shells and without regard for his personal safety, he carried a wounded seaman across the shell-swept deck to a place of safety. During the entire engagement, which lasted an hour and twenty minutes, this officer displayed great coolness, going from place to place about the ship and encouraging the crew at a time when encouragement was sorely needed. His coolness, and the effective manner in which he gave orders, inspired everyone and greatly aided the escape of the Amphion."

Compiled by the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps Historian Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia