John J. Dooley
Home Town: Jamaica Plain, MA
General Orders No. 32, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John J. Dooley, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Crezancy, France, July 15 – 16, 1918. Throughout the engagement, Sergeant Dooley encouraged the men of his company by his gallant conduct. After the company was ordered to withdraw, Sergeant Dooley voluntarily returned to the position his company had held and, throughout the night of July 15 – 16, assisted in evacuating the wounded.
