John L. Macdonnell
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 56, W.D., 1922
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John L. MacDonnell, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Buillemont Farm, near Bony, France, September 28, 1918. When the advance of his platoon was held up by machine-gun fire which was harassing his position, Sergeant MacDonnell voluntarily led a detachment of his platoon over the top and destroyed the machine-gun nest. His courageous actions were an inspiration to all his comrades.
