John Mcintyre

  • Distinguished Service Cross

    U.S. Army

    World War I

    General Orders No. 59, W.D., 1919

    The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John McIntyre, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Cheppy, France, September 26, 1918. While a member of a platoon of wire-cutters, Sergeant McIntyre, with another sergeant, attacked and captured an enemy machine-gun nest that was holding up our advance. One officer, six men and two guns were taken, in the face of intense machine-gun fire.

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