a 1 6 3 ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June . ▁With ▁this ▁unit ▁he ▁scored ▁five ▁more ▁vict ories ▁between ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁French ▁Air ▁Service ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Méd aille ▁militaire ▁and ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁( 4 ▁Pal ms ), ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Air ▁Service , ▁United ▁States ▁Army , ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁business man ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁he ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁At ter bury , ▁daughter ▁of ▁railway ▁magn ate ▁General ▁William ▁Wal lace ▁At ter bury . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Bry n ▁M aw r , ▁Pennsylvania ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁awards ▁ ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross ▁( D SC ), ▁Action ▁Date : ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁ ▁The ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁author ized ▁by ▁Act ▁of ▁Congress , ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁takes ▁pleasure ▁in ▁present ing ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross ▁to ▁Serge ant ▁James ▁A . ▁Con nel ly , ▁French ▁Air ▁Service , ▁for ▁extraordinary ▁hero ism ▁in ▁action ▁while ▁serving ▁with ▁La f ay ette ▁Esc adr ille , ▁French ▁Air ▁Service , ▁near ▁S ui pp es , ▁France , ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁An ▁American ▁pilot , ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁French