John J. Heffron
Home Town: Minooka, PA
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. No. 35, W.D., 1920
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John J. Heffron, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Crezancy, France, July 15 – 18, 1918. Private Chiffon repeatedly carried messages to the front-line platoons over routes exposed to heavy machine gun and artillery fire. Due to his individual efforts communication was maintained during a critical period.