John R. Waterhouse
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders 71, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John R. Waterhouse, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois-de-Chaume, France, October 8, 1918. Showing utter disregard for personal danger, Private First Class Waterhouse advanced under heavy fire 200 yards farther into the woods than the rest of his platoon, captured 26 prisoners, and brought them back to our lines.