John J. Mezoff
Home Town: Waverly, VA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John J. Mezoff, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Samogneux, France, October 15, 1918. When his company was subjected to severe machine-gun fire, Corporal Mezoff, with two other soldiers, attacked a nest of four machine guns, killing eight of the enemy and capturing 27.