John A. Parker
Home Town: Greenville, TX
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 21, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John A. Parker, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Medeah Ferme, France, October 8, 1918. In addition to his duties as runner, Private Parker volunteered and assisted in cleaning out many dugouts. At one dugout he was attacked by a number of Germans. He counterattacked with grenades, capturing ten prisoners and two light machine-guns.