John E. Daughty
Home Town: National City, IL
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John E. Daughty, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Evergreen Woods, France, November 6, 1918. While on a daylight patrol, Sergeant Daughty displayed exceptional bravery, when with one other man he fought a large force of the enemy, killing a German officer and two machine gunners who were attempting to put their guns in action. Surrounded by the enemy, he captured a German corporal and fought his way out with his pistol, not having time to load his rifle. He marched his prisoners to the rear at the point of his bayonet, thereby running the risk of being captured himself, in order to carry out orders to take at least one prisoner.
