John Beato
Home Town: Chicago, IL
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Beato, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Chipilly Ridge, France, August 9 – 10, 1918. Corporal Beato volunteered and led a patrol of eight men which located an enemy nest, attacked it and brought back forty prisoners, among them two wounded officers. Throughout the fight he showed marked personal bravery and ability in leading ration parties through heavy enemy barrages.
