John J. Dean

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John J. Dean, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Montblainville, France, September 27, 1918. Although wounded in the lung by a machine-gun bullet, Sergeant Dean refused to be evacuated. Upon his platoon reaching its objective, he consolidated the new position and repulsed a strong counterattack with heavy losses to the enemy. He then reported to his battalion commander, refusing a litter, saying that all effectives were needed in the line, and walked to the dressing station.