John Miles

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to John Miles, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Wadonville, France, November 9, 1918. Although suffering severely from the shock of a shell concussion, Corporal Miles volunteered and went 400 yards in advance of our outposts in order to draw the fire of any enemy machine guns, so that fire could be directed upon them. He returned to our lines after accomplishing the mission, but in such exhausted condition that he had to be carried to the aid station.