John Henry Field, Jr.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Henry Field, Jr., First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Champigneulles, France, October 16, 1918. In the attack on the Bois-de-Loges, when his company commander was severely wounded, Lieutenant Field took command of the company and, although he himself was severely wounded, continued to lead his men with great coolness and aggressiveness, being the only officer with the company. In the face of extremely heavy machine-gun and artillery fire, he conducted the advance so skillfully as to capture over 60 prisoners and 5 machine guns. Although his wound had so disabled him that he had great difficulty in adjusting his gas mask, in spite of continued periods of gas shelling, he refused to be evacuated until the following morning, when his battalion was relieved by another organization.