John B. White
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 109, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John B. White, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action during three nights at Cantigny, France, on May 28 – 31, 1918. Private White worked unceasingly under fire, bringing the wounded to safety and ministering to them on his own initiative. He repeatedly left shelter to help wounded men.
