John H. Wintrode
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. No. 116, W.D., 1918
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John H. Wintrode, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near the Ourcq River, northeast of Chateau-Thierry, France, July 30, 1918. Sergeant Winthrode took command of his company when all his officers were killed or wounded and handled it with extreme courage, coolness, and skill under an intense artillery bombardment and machine-gun fire during an exceptionally difficult attack.
