John Zlotnikoff

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Zlotnikoff, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Dun-sur-Meuse, France, October 5, 1918. When his company was held up and unable to cross the river, because of the destruction of a pontoon bridge, Private Zlotnikoff swam the river, carrying an automatic rifle, in the face of terrific machine-gun fire and direct artillery fire.