John Barry

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Barry, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Soissons, France, July 19, 1918. After his platoon had been halted by the fire from a concealed machine- gun nest, Sergeant Barry, alone, exposed to heavy enemy fire, advanced and attacked the enemy position. He single-handed, put the machine-gun nest out of action and thus enabled his platoon to continue the advance.