John H. Loomis

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John H. Loomis, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Grand Pre, France, October 28, 1918. Corporal Loomis volunteered to lead a three-man patrol on a reconnaissance of enemy positions. After one of his men had been wounded, he continued on with the other one and gained the information sought. Being wounded on the return trip by fire from machine guns, he was forced to remain under cover until night, when he located his other wounded man and returned under cover of darkness with valuable information.