Jerome C. Pedro
Home Town: New Bedford, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders 98, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Jerome C. Pedro, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Medeah Ferme, France, October 3 – 9, 1918. As a runner, Private Pedro displayed the utmost disregard for personal danger in carrying messages from his regimental commander to all parts of the line, under heavy shell fire, setting a splendid example of courage and devotion to duty, until he was seriously wounded.