John Mayne

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Mayne, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Trugny Woods, near Chateau-Thierry, France, July 23, 1918. Private Mayne, although in an exposed position in the Trugny Woods under fire of rifles and machine guns, courageously treated the wounded, inspiring the combat troops by his example, until shot through the head and killed.