John Mcgeary
Home Town: New York, NY
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 88, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John McGeary, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Villers-sur- Fere, France, on August 1, 1918. During this action Private McGeary left his shelter and went out into heavy shell and machine-gun fire to rescue a wounded comrade, receiving fatal wounds in the attempt.