John J. Conlin
Home Town: Brooklyn, NY
General Orders No. No. 10, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John J. Conlin, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Merval, France, September 14, 1918. Although wounded in the head by machine- gun bullet during an attack, Sergeant Conlin continued to lead his platoon in the advance and organized his position after the objective had been captured. He refused to be evacuated until loss of blood prevented his continuing with his company.
