John B. F. Walters
Home Town: Gadsden, AL
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 100, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John B. F. Walters, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the vicinity of Ancerviller, France, on the night of May 3 – 4, 1918. While a member of a patrol in “No Man’s Land,” Private First Class Walters displayed great self-sacrifice in refusing aid and continuing to do his duty after being mortally wounded.