John J. Grady
Home Town: South Boston, MA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 125, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John J. Grady, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Vaux, France, July 20, 1918. Private Grady, Corporal Austin J. Kelley, and Private Harold E. Rounds penetrated the enemy’s lines in the face of machine-gun fire, captured a machine- gun and its crew, and returned with valuable information concerning the enemy’s positions.