John C. Schroedel
Home Town: Sherburn, MN
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John C. Schroedel, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action neat Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. During operations in the region of Bellicourt, Private Schroedel, unassisted, attacked an enemy stronghold and captured two machine-guns and five prisoners.