John C. Young
Home Town: Detroit, MI
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
Spanish-American War
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John C. Young, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army, for distinguished service in battle at El Caney, Cuba, July 1, 1898 .
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
Peacetime Awards
D.S.C. issued in lieu of the Certificate of Merit and the D.S.M. under the provisions of the act of Congress (March 5, 1931)
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross, in lieu of a previously issued Certificate of Merit and Distinguished Service Medal, to Sergeant Major John C. Young, United States Army, for gallant conduct while serving as a member of the 3d Infantry Regiment, in rescuing a comrade from drowning in Minnesota River, near Fort Snelling, Minnesota, 19 November 1896.
