John A. Van Hart
Home Town: Elizabeth, NJ
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John A. Van Hart, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Molleville Farm, France, October 10 – 25, 1918. Attached to the Battalion Scouts, Sergeant Van Hart repeatedly went out on dangerous patrols, secured valuable information, assisted in first-aid work, carried litters, rations, and water, and voluntarily made numerous trips through artillery and machine-gun fire with important messages.