John A. Mitchell

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John A. Mitchell, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bellicourt, France, September 29, 1918. Hearing cries of distress from a disabled tank, Lieutenant Mitchell, assisted by a soldier, advanced in the face of terrific machine-gun and shell fire to the spot. Notwithstanding the fact that the tank was subjected to point-blank fire of artillery, he succeeded in rescuing the badly wounded tank commander and removing him to a place of safety.