John H. Norton

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John H. Norton, Captain, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Sergy, France, July 29 – 30, 1918. When the company on the left of his own had fallen back, leaving a gap through which the enemy was approaching for a counterattack, Captain Norton, with the remnants of two squads, formed an automatic rifle post and successfully covered the withdrawal of the remainder of his command to a stronger line of resistance. Though his small group was almost annihilated by hostile fire, he held this position until the arrival of reinforcements, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.