John A. Crofts
Home Town: Evansville, IN
General Orders No. 44, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John A. Crofts, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. After being wounded in the left arm to such an extent that he could not continue his duties as stretcher bearer, and after being ordered back for treatment, Private Crafts continued throughout the day and night under heavy shell fire to assist such wounded as were able to walk.
