John Marciniak
Home Town: Schenectady, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Marciniak, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Crezancy, France, July 15, 1918. After his company had been ordered to withdraw, Corporal Marciniak returned to the scene of the struggle and, throughout the whole night, worked untiringly in the evacuation of the wounded, exposed to the terrific bombardment of the enemy.