The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Harry L. Murray (ASN: 31384618), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with Company I, 3d Battalion, 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces in the vicinity of Rome, Italy, on 5 June 1944. Private Murray was a member of an Infantry reconnaissance patrol moving out along a paved road eight miles from Rome. The countryside was farmland with farm houses and afforded excellent cover for the retreating Germans. Private Murray was lead scout as the patrol moved down the road, which had six-foot ditches on either side. When the patrol reached a curve in the road, an enemy machine gun situation on a slight rise opened fire. Private Murray was hit three times in the right thigh, and the patrol immediately took cover in a farmhouse on the left side of the road. After his wounds were dressed, though bleeding profusely, Private Murray insisted on remaining with the patrol and went to the second story of the house where he observed to Germans on a slight knoll, obscured from the other members of the patrol. He opened fire, killing both of them, and then, determined to knock out the machine gun nest from which he had been shot, he left the house and crawled 50 yards to a small knoll from which he fired four rifle grenades at the emplacement. Although the firing stopped, he was unsure if all of the members of the enemy nest had been eliminated. Returning to the farmhouse, he borrowed a Browning Automatic Rifle and several clips from another member of the patrol and climbed to the roof of the farmhouse through a trap door. Although he was exposed to the fire of a second machine gun which had opened fire on the patrol, disregarding the danger Private Murray fired two clips from his BAR at the first machinegun nest, forcing it out of action completely. His actions enabled the rest of the Infantry platoon to advance safely and eliminate the second nest, clearing the way to Route 2. During the entire action, three enemy were confirmed killed, two of which were killed by Private Murray, in addition to wounding three others. Private Murray’s extraordinary heroism, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.