John M. Peurifoy

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John M. Peurifoy, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Pylone, France, October 9, 1913. After he had seen an officer and 13 men of his company fall from the fire of enemy machine-guns and snipers, Sergeant Peurifoy advanced alone, and, after crawling about 50 yards in advance of his company, he shot a sniper from a tree and drove off the crews of two machine-guns located nearby. His action permitted the further advance of his company.