John Marsh
Home Town: Vida, MT
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 27, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Marsh, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Eclisfontaine, France, October 1, 1918. First Sergeant Marsh was painfully wounded by a shell fragment, but refused to go to the rear. Remaining with his company under heavy shell fire, he continued to perform his duties.