John C. Christopher
Home Town: Red Oak, IA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 99, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John C. Christopher, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Sergy, France. July 28, 1918. First Lieutenant Christopher led his platoon against the Prussian Guards on Hill No. 212, near Sergy. So courageous was he and so skillful in directing the attack that 13 of the enemy’s best troops were captured at their guns and 5 machine guns were taken and turned on the foe.