John R. Slay
Home Town: St. Louis, MO
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John R. Slay, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Barricourt, France, November 2, 1918. After having been severely wounded by a machine-gun bullet, Sergeant Slay continued in the attack with his platoon until ordered to the rear.