John Mcclave Granger
Home Town: New York, NY
General Orders No. No. 19, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John McClave Granger, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bony, France, September 29, 1918. Corporal Granger crossed an area exposed to heavy fire to deliver a message, and while in the act of delivering his message his left leg was torn off by a shell. He refused assistance and shouted words of encouragement to members of his platoon in action.
