John E. Martie
Home Town: California, MO
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 3, W.D., 1921
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John E. Martie, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Fleville, France, October 4, 1918. Captain Martie exposed himself to heavy artillery and machine-gun fire while leading his company forward in an attack against strongly held enemy positions. Reaching his objective, he organized his position for defense and held the same against enemy counterattacks.